THE UNIVERSITY 


OF ILLINOIS 


4 


Pete CODE 


OF 


THE CITY OF ATLANTA, 


CONTAINING 


THE CHARTER OF 1874, 


AND THE AMENDMENTS THERETO, THE ORDINANCES 
ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND GENERAL COUN- 
CIL, AND AN APPENDIX CONTAINING WA- 

TER WORKS RULES AND RATES, CITY 
GOVERNMENT, RULES OF ORDER, 
SUPPLEMENT, ETC. 


COMPILED BY 


JOHN B. GOODWIN, City ATTORNEY, 


AND 


JAS, A. ANDERSON, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, 


ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND GENERAL COUNCIL, 
APRIL 6th, 1891, AND APPROVED APRIL 8th, 1891. 


ATLANTA, GEORGIA: 
CONSTITUTION JOB OFFICE, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. 
1891, 


Political Science Reesarak Yruox | eta 


52.0790 REMOTE $)0nAGk 
BOOKSTACKS OFFICE 
CITY GOVERNMENT OF ATLANTA, 
FOR 1891. 


Mayvor—W. A. HEMPHILL. 
Mayor Pro Tem.—W. M. MIDDLEBROOKS. 


ALDERMEN. 


W. M. MIDDLEBROOKS, H. G. HUTCHISON, 


JAS. G. WOODWARD, A. M. REINHARDT, 
F, P. RICH, - A. J. SHROPSHIRE. 
COUNCILMEN. 


Ist WARD—JESSE P. KINYON, 
JOSHUA TYE. 


2nD WARD—A. J. MCBRIDE, 
H. C. SAWTELL. 


38RD WARD—Wm. H. HULSEY, 
ARNOLD BROYLES. 


4rH WaRD—J. C. HENDRIX, 
Cc. E. MURPHY. 


5TH WARD—JOS. LAMBERT, 
J. D. TURNER. 


6TH WARD—PORTER KING, 
A. L. HOLBROOK. 


City CLERK—A. P. WOODWARD. 

Ciry MARSHAL—JAS. W. LOYD. 

City ATTORNEY—JOHN B. GOODWIN. 

ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY—JAS. A. ANDERSON. 

AUDITOR AND RECORDER—E. C. KONTZ. 

TAX COLLECTOR—R. J. GRIFFIN. 

TREASURER—JOS. T. ORME. 

City ENGINEER—R. M. CLAYTON. 

CiTy COMPTROLLER—J. H. GOLDSMITH. 

COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WoRKS—M. MAHONEY. 

CLERK COMMIS. OF PUBLIC WorKS—C. E. MOORE. 

TAX ASSESSORS AND RECEIVERS—T. J. MALONE, 
C. D. MEADOR, C. J. KEITH. 

CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT—W. R. JOYNER. 

CiTry SEXTON—W. A. BONNELL. 

MESSENGER—Z. B. MOON. 


89954 


POLICE COMMISSIONERS. 


J. W. ENGuIsH, Chairman, W. H. BROTHERTON, 
Wm. LAIRD, Secretary, Won. S. GRAMLING, 
J. F, LESTER, . 

W. A. HEMPHILL, Mayor, £2-officio. 


Chief of Police—A. B. CONNOLLY. 

Chief Detective and Assistant Chief of Police—E. F. CoucH. 
Captains—J. M. Wricut, W. P. MANLEY, JOHN A. THOMPSON. 
Station House Keepers—J. C. JOYNER, W. E. Fouvre. 


WARD PHYSICIANS. 


itet. WHE 20 ee Eee ae OS 
SOO VWRTEL, «> Ahold Mee hele - + . , EK. VAN GOITSNOVEN. 
Third Ward. 2. cu ee ee R ERA? PS ee 
Fourth: Ward 34 43 Goce era eee. 4 a ww  s MO Ce ae 
PRifthy Weare cee Carer ie aie Bara oe a A. D. JOHNSON. 
Sixth Ward: «2-2 6 6s fee Seo ie ee ee 


BOARD OF HEALTH. 
W.S. ARMSTRONG, M. D.,Ch’m., JAs. B. BAIRD, M. D., See. 


J. F. ALEXANDER, M, D., J. C. AvAaRy, M. D., 
JOHN TYLER COOPER, A. J. SHROPSHIRE, Chairman 


W. A. Hempeuiun, Mayor, £x-officio. Committee, Hx-officio. 
Yhief Inspector—THos. E. VEAL, 


WATER COMMISSIONERS. - 


HOWELL C. ERWIN, Pres’t. AARON HAAS, 
GEORGE HILLYER, 2. EL SMItey 
W. W. Boypn, GEORGE WINSHIP. | 


W. G. RICHARDS, Superintendent. 


ORGANIZATION 


OF 


BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR 1801. 


PEEP SET ORAS Nall ok Sn lag se -n  Wee s HOKE SMITH 
eeemeere tT INGE INU Son's os ee sways tcas eee ec D. A. BEATTIE 
PURSUE AUTIAYRES Oh sts Geel ek ee Re ee ROBERT J. LOWRY 


SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT. ..... W. F. SLATON 


MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 


Address. Term Expires. 

Ist Ward—S. M.InMan.. . .39} Broad. ...... Dee. 1895 

Sect LEGCO Waa aia PE VODG eS sk ees Dec. 1891 

2nd Ward—P. J. MORAN. . . . Constitution Office. . . Dec. 1891 
W. R. HAMMOND. . 234 Whitehall. ... . Dec. 1893 | 

J. EK. BRown .. . . 183 Washington... . Dec. 1893 

3rd Ward—D. A. BEATIE . . . 158 Capitol Avenue . . Dee. 1891 

CEE ee AEN! Mate Olea) a tela ot a Fh Dee. 1891 

. peer FRAN SA dine rl DoE LTA ene 8 Dec. 1893 

4th Ward—A. L. GREEN... .22N. Broad...... Dec. 1891 

W.S. THOMSON. . .304 Marietta... .. Dee. 1893 

Sth Ward—A. L. Kontz. ...76 Marietta. ..... Dee. 1895 

Welle bhavawe. . i2ie- Marietta... leks Dee. 1893 

6th Ward—HoKE SmiTH.. . .324 Broad. ...... Dec. 1891 

J.T. GLENN... . Gate City Bank Bldg . Dec. 1893 

City at Large—R. J. Lowry . .69 E. Alabama... . . Dec. 1895 

Dr. A.W. CALHOUN, 66 Marietta. ..... Dec. 1893 

VOT ONG DISH sr OF AON Grea Ye goa Dee. 1891 


W. A. HEMPHILL, Mayor, (EX-OFFICIO), . Constitution Office 


APPENDIX. 


MAYOR AND GENERAL COUNCIL. 
Page 441-445—Rules for Government of. 
ALDERMANIC BOARD RULES. 


Page 445—Rule for Aldermanic Board. 


— 


BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS. 


Page 446-447— Rules of Order for Government of. 


WATER-WORKS. 
Page 448-449— Rules for Government of. 
Page 450-452—Rules and Regulations. 
Page 453-455—Rules Governing Plumbers. 
Page 455-458—Rules Governing Consumers. 


Page 458—Rates to Consumers, 


Page 479 et seg.—City Governments of Atlanta. 


GRE Growoye 


OF THE 


meey OF ATLANTA. 


PART L—CHARTER OF 1874 


AND ACTS AMENDATORY THEREOF. 


CH AE iat, 


CORPORATE NAME, POWERS, AND LIMITS. 

' SxEc. 1. Corporate Name—Powers | SEc. 2. Corporate Limits. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
Representatives in General Assembly met, and it is hereby 
enacted by authority of the same, That the inhabitants of 
the territory hereinafter designated are hereby continued 
corporate by the name and style of THe Crry or ATLANTA, 

a body politic and corporate, with power to govern them- 
selves by such ordinances, resolutions, and by-laws for Comores 
municipal purposes as they may deem proper, not in conflict 

with this Charter, nor the Constitution and Laws of this 
State, nor of the United States, with power in and by said 
corporate name, to contract and be contracted with, sue and 

be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all the courts of this ’°¥*™ 
State, and do all other acts relating to its corporate capacity ; 

and shall be able, in law, to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, 
possess and retain for the use and benefit of the said City of 
Atlanta, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate 


10 Part I.—CHARTER. 


or estates, real or personal, lands, tenements, hereditaments 
of whatever kind or nature soever, within the limits or 
without the limits of said city, for corporate purposes; to 
hold all property and effects now belonging to said. city, 
either in her name or in the name of others, to the use of 
said city, for the purposes and intents for which the same 
were granted, or dedicated; to us®, manage and improve, 
sell and convey, rent or lease, and have the like powers 
over property hereafter acquired, and to have and use a 
common seal. 
Src. 2. That the corporate limits of said city shall extend 
Corporate one mile and a half in each and every direction from a 
stone post or column standing in the castern corner of the 
Union Passenger Depot in said city—that is to say, the 
corporate limits shall form a perfect circle around said stone 
post or column, the radius of which shall be one mile and 
a half. And for the purposes of police, and of» regulating 
the retail of ardent spirits, the following described tract or 
parcel of land is continued within the corporate limits, as 
now established by law, to-wit: all that portion of lot one 
ae hundred and twelve (112) in the fourteenth district of Ful- 
cluded for ton county, purchased by the Mayor and Council of said 
poses, ete. city from Chapman Powell; and all that portion of lot one 
hundred and fifty (150) of the seventeenth district of Ful- 
ton county, purchased by said Mayor and Couneil from E. 
R. Sasseen and Dorinda A. Sasseen, and three hundred 
yards in each and every direction around said purchases; 
and all that territory between the Western and Atlantic 
Railroad and the country road leading from Atlanta to - 
Marietta, and a line three hundred yards west of said rail- 
road, and running concentric to the said road; and all that 
land: lying between said country road and a line running 
three hundred yards east of said country road and concen- 
tric to the same from the present corporation line of the 
said city of Atlanta to the new Fair Grounds.*¥ 


*See Sees. 272 to 277, for general extension, and for police purposes. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 1] 


CHAPTER II. 


MAYOR. 


SECTION, SECTION, 

3. Mayor clected biennially--holds un- 6. Justice of the Peace for certain pur- 
til successor is elected and quali- poses. 
fied — vacaney— how filled — elec- 7. No vote unless a tie—veto power— 
tion — how managed. Mayor pro exercised by the Mayor pro tem. 
tem. acts, when. whenu—proviso —Georgia Western 

4. Ineligible for succeeding rm — Railroad. 
chief executive et Meee 8. Oath of office. 
may convene in extra session. 9 May administer oath of oftice to 

5. May hold Mayor’s Court—may im- General Council. 
pose penalties. 

SecTION 3. There shall be elected at the next annual elec- 32425); 
ennially. 


tion, and biennially thereafter, a Mayor, who shall hold his 
otiice for two years. The Mayor, in all cases, shall hold his 
office until his successor is elected and qualified; and in the 
event that the office of Mayor shall become vacant by death, 
resignation, removal or otherwise, the Mayor pro tem., or 
in case his seat is vacant, a majority of the General Council 
shall order a new election, by giving at least ten days’ notice 
in any one or more of the city papers, or at two of the most 
public places in said city, and said election, so held, shall be 
managed in the same manner as the elections to be held in 
chief, according to the provisions of this Charter; Provided, 
however, if the office of Mayor shall become vacant at any 
time within three months of the expiration of his term of Mayor pro 
office, the Mayor pro tem. shall act as Mayor during the bal- when. 
ance of said term, and exercise all the rights and powers of 
Mayor during said term.* 

Sec. 4. That he shall be ineligible for the succeeding Ineligible 


. : . . for suc- 
term. He shall be chief executive of said city. He shall ceeding 


see that all the laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully roa 
executed; shall examine and audit all accounts against the 
city before payment; shall have a salary, adequate, to be 
fixed by the General Council preceding his election, which 
shall not be changed during his term of: office. He shal] Extra ses- 
have power to convene the General Council in extra session 
whenever, in his judgment, the exigencies of the case may 
require it. 


* See Sections 262, 263. 


12 Parr [.—CHARTER. 


Sec. 5. That the Mayor, or in his absence, the Mayor pro 
tem., shall have full power and authority to hold, at such 
times and places, and under such rules and regulations as 
may be prescribed by ordinances, a Mayor’s Court. for said 

bashes city for the trial of offenders against the ordinances of said 

Court. city, and impose such penalties for violation thereof as may 
be prescribed by ordinance, not ex@eding five hundred dol- 
lars and imprisonment, or labor on public works for thirty 
days for each offense. The like authority may be conferred 
upon any three members of the General Council, to be reg- 
ulated by ordinance. 

Sec. 6. That the said Mayor shall be, to all intents and 

A Justice OF purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable him to 
issue warrants for offenses committed within the corporate 
limits of said city, which warrants shall be executed by the 
Marshal or Chief of Police; and commit to the jail of the 
county of Fulton, or to admit to bail offenders, for their 
appearance at the next Superior Court thereafter, for the 
county of Fulton; and it shall be the duty of the jailer of 
the county of Fulton to receive all such persons so commit- 
ted, and safely to keep the same until discharged by due 
course of law. 

Src. 7. That he shall have no vote except in a case of a 

Novoteun- tie, He shall have the revision of all ordinances, orders 
and resolutions passed by the General Council, when such 
order, ordinance or resolution directs, contemplates, or 
authorizes the payment of any sum over two hundred dol- 
lars by the city, or liability for the same; and the said 
Mayor shall have four days after the meeting, at which the 
General Council voted, or after the Board of Aldermen 
yoted thereon, in which to file with the Clerk, in writing, 

Veto power his dissent; but the General Council may, in the manner 
prescribed by this Charter for voting on such questions, 
pass the said order, ordinance or resolution, notwithstand- 
ing the veto, by vote of two-thirds, to be taken by yeas and 
nays, and entered on the minutes.+ ) 


7See Sections 258, 260. Presides when, 261. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 13 


In the absence of the Mayor, this power may be exercised 
Exercised 


by the presiding officer for the time being: Provided, such yy ‘Mayor 
veto power shall not be used to prevent the Mayor ane when. 
General Council, by a majority vote, heretofore practiced, 
from submitting to a vote of the people the question of 
further aid to the Georgia Western Railroad, as now author- 
ized by law, nor to prevent the will of said city, as the same 
may be expressed at said election, from being carried out. 

Src. 8. Before entering on the discharge of the duties of 
his office, he shall take and subscribe the following oath, 
before some Judge of the Superior Court or Justice of the 5.45 of 
Peace: “I (A. B.) do solemnly swear that I will, to the °° 
utmost of my ability, discharge the duties of Mayor for the 
city of Atlanta during my continuance in office. So help 
me God.” 

Sec. 9. The Mayor, after being so qualified, shall have yy.) aq. 


full power and authority to administer the oath of office to Sith to. 
: G 1 
each member of the Board of General Couneil. Bear 


CHAPTER ITI. 


LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. 


SECTION. SECTION, 

10. Legislative department—in whom 14. Regular sessions—when held. 

vested—meet and act, how. 15. Powers of Mayor and General 

11. Five wards—Councilmen, election Council. 
of—ineligible for second term. 16. May pass penal ordinances. 

12. Aldermen—election--term--vacan- 17. Ex-officio Justice of Peace for cer- 
cy—ineligible for succeeding term tain purposes. 
—Mayor pro tem.—compensation. 18. Shall not contract with city. 

13. Two Boards act separately, when— 19. Hold until successor elected and 
jointly, when—yeas and nays— qualified—vacancies, how filled. 
quorum. 


Section 10. The legislative department of said city shall Legislative 
departm’t 
be vested in a Mayor and Board of Aldermen and Board “in whom 


of Councilmen. The Mayor and Board of Councilmen shall ibe 
be styled the Mayor and Council; and the Mayor and 
Board of Councilmen meeting with the Board of Aldermen, 
or acting and meeting on separate days, but on any matter 
requiring the concurrent or separate action of both the Board 


t and 
of the Councilmen and Board of Aldermen, shall be styled act—how. 


14 PART (i= =CHARTER. 


men shall not be required to meet or act as a separate Board 

on any matters in said city, except as hereafter provided. 
Src. 11. The city shall be laid off into five wards by the 

Firewards. i sh 

present Council; said wards are to be as nearly equal as 
practicable, considering population and territory.* Two 
Councilmen shall be elected for ‘each ward at the next 
annual election, by voters qualified to vote for members of 
the General Assembly, one to be elected for one year, the 
other for two vears. At all subsequent elections, except to 
Cneilm'n fill vacancies, the Councilmen shall be elected for two years. 


-el’et’on of 


panclisible The election for Councilmen shall be annual, so that one- 


sa half shall go out every year. They shall be ineligible for 


the succeeding term.t ; 
Sec. 12. That there shall be elected at the next annual 
Aldermen election, three Ajdermen for the city at large; one to be 


—elee’n of 


cacrm-ve- elected for one year, one for two years, and one for three 


years.{ At all subsequent elections, except to fill vacancies, 
one Alderman shall be elected for three years, so that one of 
said Aldermen for the city at large shall go out every year, 
Ineligible and ‘shall be ineligible for the succeeding term. The 


for succe’d- x J : 
ing term. Alderman who is serving the last vear of his term shall be 


Mavor pro tem. during said year.|| The Councilmen repre- 
Mayor pro ‘ = : 
fm senting the different wards, and the Aldermen representing 


the city at large, shall constitute the General Couneil of 
said city, who shall have the powers heretofore given the 
Mayor and Council, and by this act vested in the Mayor 
Compensa- and General Council of said city. They shall be elected by 
general ticket and shall have such compensation for their 
services as shall be fixed by the General Council preceding 
any election for members of such General Couneil. Said 
compensation shall not be changed during the term for which 


he or they are elected. 


*See Sections 270, 271. 

tIneligible for other city office—Section 271. 
tIncreased to five; then to six—Sections 265, 268. 
See Sections 259, 261, 264, 267. 


Acts OF LNCORPORATION. 15 


Src. 13. In all votes, resolutions, or ordinances, having 


for their object the increase of the indebtedness of the gity; Die. as: 
. . - . . Lea rately, 
or the expenditures of its revenue, except appropriations foie on 


nase > an . jointly, 
the payment of its salaried officers, the Councilmen repre- when: 


senting the different wards, and the Aldermen representing 
the city at large, shall act as separate and distinct legislative 
bodies; and no vote, resolution, or ordinance having for its 
object the increase of the indebtedness of the city, or the 
expenditures of its moneys, shall be voted until the same 
shall have received a majority of the votes of each of those 
legislative bodies, separately cast. The Aldermen shall have 
no yote upon such questions, when originally presented and 
voted on: by the Councilmen, as aforesaid, but shal] meet as 
a separate body and vote on the same. When any such 
vote or resolution is passed, any one Alderman, or any two 
Councilmen, may give notice of a motion to reconsider, 
which motion, -in either case, shall operate to delay the 
question until said reconsideration can be acted on at the 
next regular meéting; the meeting of said Aldermen to be 
presided over by the Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., and the 
City Clerk shall keep minutes as in meeting of the General 
Council, and the Mayor presiding in either body shall have 
no vote, except in case of a tie. In all other matters they 
shall act as a joint board.* Each member of the General Fees 2n¢ 
Council shall have the right to call for the yeas and nays, 
and have the same recorded on the minutes in all cases, 
whether sitting in General Council or as separate bodies. 
Eight shall constitute a quorum of General Council for Quorum. 
the transaction of business; a majority of either body, 
acting separately, shall be a quorum of the same; but in 
all cases a less number may adjourn from time to time, and 
compel the attendance of the absentees. 

Sec. 14. That the regular session of the Mayor EL IYG east 
General Council shall be held on the first and third Monday “?°" "*! 
in each month, and continue from day to day, in their 
discretion. 


* Ordinanees, how adopted, Section 298. 


16 


Parr 1.—CHARTER. 


Powers of 
Mayor and 
General 
Council. 


May pass __ 
penal ordi- 
nances. 


Ex-officio 
Justice of 
the Peace. 


Src. 15. That the said Mayor and General-Counceil shall 
have full power and authority to pass all by-laws and ordi- 
nances respecting public buildings and grounds, work- 
houses, public houses, carriages, wagons, carts, drays, pumps, 
wells, springs, fire engines, care of the poor, suppression of 
disorderly houses, houses of ill fame, for the prevention and 
punishment of disorderly conduct and conduct liable to dis- 
turb the peace and tranquility of any citizen or citizens 
thereof, and every other by-law, regulation and ordinance 
that may seem to them proper for the security of the peace, 
health, order and good government of said city. 

Src. 16. The said Mayor and General Council shall have 
power and authority to prescribe, by ordinance, adequate 
penalties for all offenses against the ordinances of said city, 
and to punish offenders by fines, not exceeding five hun- 
dred dollars, and imprisonment in the calaboose, not exeeed- 
ing thirty days, for each offense; to enforce the payment 
of fines, by compelling offenders and those who fail or 
refuse to pay said fines, to work on the streets or public 
works of said city. They shall have power to compel - 
offenders, sentenced to imprisonment in the calaboose, as 
aforesaid, to labor on the public works or streets, to be reg- 
ulated by ordinance. 

Sec. 17. Each member of the Board of Aldermen and 
each member of the Board of Councilmen shall be, to all 
intents and purposes, a Justice of the Peace, so far as to 
enable them, or any one, or either of them to issue warrants 
for offenses committed within the corporate limits of said 
city, which warrants shall be executed by the Marshal or 
Chief of Police, or either of the Lieutenants of Police, and 
to commit to jail in the county of Fulton, or to admit to 
bail offenders, provided the offense is bailable, for their 
appearance before the next Superior Court thereafter for the 
county of Fulton, and it shall be the duty of the jailer of 
said county to receive all such persons so committed, and 
safely keep the same until discharged by due course of law. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. F ey 


Sec. 18. It shall not be lawful for any member of the 


General Council to be interested, either directly or indi- Soaiut' 


rectly, in any contract with the City of Atlanta, the Mayor" °™ 
and General Council, or any one or more of them, having 

for its object the public improvement of the city, or any 

part thereof, or the expenditures of its moneys. Any vio- 

lation of this section by any member of the General Council 

shall, on conviction thereof, be punished as prescribed in 

section 4310 of the Code of this State. 

Sec. 19. Each member of the General Council. shall, in Hold until 


all cases, hold his office until his successor is elected and qual- 


ified. In case a vancancy shall occur, either in the Board of \, ow ncies- 


Aldermen or in the Board of Councilmen, by death, resigna- 2 fle¢- 


tion, removal, or otherwise, the Mayor, in case his seat is 
racated, the Mayor pro tem., or a majority of the General 
Council shall order a new election by giving at least ten 
days’ notice in one or more of the city papers, or at two or 
more of the most public places in said city ; and said elec- 
tion, so held, shall be managed in the same manner as the 
election to be held in chief, according to the provisions of 
this Charter on the subject of elections. 


CHAPTER-LYV. 


ELECTIONS. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
20. Election by Mayor and General 23, Election Commissioners--shall] take 
Council. oath and make returns. 
21. Election Commissioners—how cho- 24. Voters—qualifications—illegal vot- 
sen—term—powers—clerks. ing. 
22. Eleetions—how conducted. 


SEcTION 20. All persons holding office under elections or 
‘ 1 - Try Ve ce N , ; 7a _ Elections 
appointment by the Mayor and General Council, except by ayn 
>A15 ' sete ais, hz : and Gener- 
Police Commissioners, shall be elected or appoined at the §'Gotiei. 
first meeting held in the month of January, 1875, and shall 
hold until the first meeting in July thereafter, at which time, 


and biennially thereafter, such elections shall be held or 


Parr 1.—CHARTER. 


appointments made: Provided, that the officers and appoint- 
ees elected or appointed by the present Mayor and Council 
shall hold their offices until the aforesaid election in Janu- . 
ary, 1875, except the election of Commissioners, who shall 
hold as hereinafter provided. All such officers to be sub- 
ject to removal for cause as herein provided. 
Sec. 21. At the first meeting of the Mayor and Council 
Klection In the month of July, 1874, they shall appoint, and every 
a iow UO years thereafter the said Mayor and Couneil shall ap- 
chosen— ; aa 5 
powers— point, three Commissioners for each ward, freeholders, re- 
clerks. siding therein, to hold the elections in said ward ; and in 
case of vacancy from removal or otherwise, the Mayor and 
Council, or Mayor and General Council, as the case may be, 
shall supply the same. These Commissioners shall hold 
their offices for two vears, unless removed for cause, as 
aforesaid. The said Commissioners shall hold all city elec- 
tions in their respective wards. They shall be judges of the 
qualifications of voters, shall have such clerks as they deem 
necessary to hold elections, to be selected by them for each 
ward, and such Commissioners shall serve without compen- 
sation.* The clerks shall have such compensation as may 
be allowed by the Mayor and Council, or Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council, as the case may be. AI] vacancies in said 
Board of Election Commissioners shall be filled by the said 
Mayor and Council, or Mayor and General Council. 
Sec. 22. If by 10 o’clock A. M., on the day of election, a 
Elections— sie GAS Soph? ; : i 
how con- majority of said Commissioners fail to attend at any voting 
place, and proceed to hold the election as herein provided, 
any three freeholders of the ward may hold and conduct 
the same: Provided, nevertheless, that nothing herein con-- 
tained shall be construed to hinder or prevent any one or 
more of said Commissioners from acting as manager or 
managers, should they be present at the voting place, sup- 
plying the number of managers required by this Charter, 


from any of the freeholders of the ward. 


*“See Section 295, compensation authorized. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 19 


Spo. 23. The Election Commissioners provided for in Election 


the preceding section, or freeholders acting in their stead as (ysnut 


above, shall take the oath and conduct the elections, and pHa eat 
make returns to the Mayor and Council, if prior to January 

Ist, 1875, or if thereafter, to the Mayor and General Coun- 

cil, in the manner prescribed by law for the election of 
members of the General Assembly. The Mayor and Coun- 

cil, or the Mayor and General Council, shall consider the 
returns and declare the results. All cases of contested elec- 

tions shall be tried by the Mayor and Council, or the Mayor 

and General Council. 


Sec. 24. No person shall vote either for Mayor or Alder- Yoters— 
. qualifica-: 


tions —ille- 


men, or Councilmen, at any other city election elsewhere oo \otine 


than in the ward in which he resides, and the other quali- 
fications of voters shall remain as now fixed by law. Any 
person voting, or attempting to vote, more than once, at 
any city election, provided for by this act, or by other law, 
and every person voting, or attempting to vote, in violation 
of this act, or other law providing for the city election, 
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon indictment or 
accusation and conviction, shall be punished as provided for 
in section 4245 of Irwin’s Code of Georgia, being section 
4310 of the new Code of Georgia, 1882. 


CHAPTER V. : 


POWER TO TAX. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 

25. Mayor and General Council may | 29. May license sale of lager beer, also 
levy ad valorem tax, 1o0t to exceed | billiard tables and ten-pin alleys. 
one and one-half per cent. 30. May license brokerage business and 

26. Registration tax. pawnbrokers. 

27. May license to retail ardent spirits. 31. May tax itinerant traders. 


28. May license theatrical companies, 
shows, etc. 


SECTION 25. For the purpose of raising “revenue for the yayor ana 


. . . . . ] 
support and maintenance of said city government, the said @oueci 
3 may lev 
Mayor and General Council shall have full power and aa valorem 
. é . tax not to 
authority, and they shall provide by ordinance for the assess- exceed one 
Fr one- 


an 
ment, levy and collection of an ad valorem tax on all real half per ct. 


20 Part I.—CHARTER. 


and personal property,’’ within the incorporate limits of said 
city, not exceeding one and one-half per cent. thereon; || 
which shall include the school tax, which, under the laws 
of this State, is subject to taxation: Provided, nevertheless, 
that all assessments of real property shall be made at the 
cash market valuation. 
Src. 26. The said Mayor and General Council shall have 
Registre full power and authority to require any person, firm, com- 
pany, or corporation, engaged in, prosecuting, or carrying 
on, or who may engage in, prosecute, or carry on, any trade 
business, calling or avocation, or profession, within the cor- 
porate limits of said city, to register their names, and busi- 
ness calling, vocation, or profession, annually, and to require 
such person, company, or association to pay for such regis- 
tration, and for license to engage in, prosecute, or carry on, 
such business, calling or profession, aforesaid, not exceed- 
ing twenty-five dollars per annum.* 
Sec. 27. They shall have full power and authority to 
May liense regulate the retail of ardent spirits within the corporate 
Seavyenaery limitst of said city, and at their discretion to issue license 
to retail, or to withhold the same, and to fix the price to be 
paid for license at any sum they may think proper, not ex- 
ceeding two thousand dollars.{ 
Sec. 28. The said Mayor and General Council shall have 
May lic'nse PoWer to pass such ordinances as they may think proper in 
theatrical é ° ° : i . 
crapanies, regard to granting or not granting license to theatrical 
companies or performances, or for shows or other exhibi- 
tions: Provided, the price to be paid for such license, when 
granted, shall not exceed two hundred dollars for each per- 
formance or exhibition. 


| See Section 38. 

* Wright & Hill vs. Atlanta, 54 Ga. (Supreme Court) Reps., 645. 

} Sections 153, 154 and 156. : 

{Section 2, and also Section 285, for authority to regulate the sale of liquors at 
wholesale. For Taxation of Railroads; see Section 168. For Sanitary Assessment, 
see Section 157. 


ACTS OF INCORPORATION. 21 


Sec. 29. The said Mayor and General Council shall have sale of lager 
2 . ° . . > bee ; j = 
full power and authority to prohibit the selling of lager beer, jiard ta- 


or other fermented drinks, without the obtaining of a eewla eee 
license for that purpose: Provided, the owner or keeper of 
each house or saloon kept for that purpose shall not be 
required to pay exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars 
for a license for one year. They shall have full power and 
authority to license billiard tables and ten-pin alleys, and 
all billiard tables kept or used for the purpose of playing, 
gaming or renting, and all ten-pin alleys, nine-pin alleys, 
or alleys of any kind which are kept or used for the purpose 
of playing on with pins or balls, or either, for the purpose 
of renting the same, and charge for said license a sum not 
exceeding fifty dollars on each table, alley or track.* 

Src. 30. The said Mayor and General Council shall have May tax 


brokerage 
full power and authority to assess a tax on such persons car- business 


and pawn 
rying on the brokerage business in said city, of not more brokers 
than three hundred dollars per annum, in addition to all 
other tax they may be required to pay. They shall have 
power to license pawnbrokers within their respective juris- 
diction, define by ordinance their powers and privileges, to 
impose taxes upon them, to revoke their license, and gen- 
erally to exercise such superintendence over pawnbrokers as 
will insure fair dealing between them and their customers. 

Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and _ 
General Council shall have the power to levy and collect from iinerant 
itinerant traders who may, directly or indirectly, by them- 4 
selves or others, sell any goods, wares, or merchandise in 
said city, such tax as to them may seem proper.+ Provided, 
that no person or persons shall be prohibited from selling, 
free from tax, any number of books, maps, charts or math- 
ematical instruments made in this State or elsewhere, within 


the said City of Atlanta. 

*Section 284 enlarges power as to license fee for selling lager beer, etc. 

+See Gould & Co. vs. Atlanta, 55 Ga. (Sup. Ct.) Reports, 678. Burr vs. Atlanta 225. 
{Proviso repealed. 


Bonds of 
city—how 
issued. 


Expenses 
restricted 


Part ],.—CHARTER. 


OH APTER VI. 


FINANCE, 
SECTION. | SECTION. 
32. Bonds of the city, how issued. | 36. Clerk must exhibit balance sheet 
33. Expenses restricted to inecome— | at each regular session. 
payment of floating debt. | 57. Treasurer to make annual! settle- 
o4. Borrowing money—when contracts ment and estimate for ensuing 
are void—individual liability. year. 
39. Assessment of city property—esti- | 38. Extraordinary tax of one-half of 
mate and apportionment of in- | one per cent. may be levied. 


come—individual liability. 

SECTION 32. Be it further enacted, That hereafter no 
bonds of the City of Atlanta shall be issued, except to meet 
maturing and outstanding bonds, and except those already 
authorized by the present ordinance of the city, passed in 
pursuance of statutory authority, without first obtaining an 
afirmative by a two-thirds vote of two successive Councils, 
and the approval of the Mayor, also the sanction by vote of 
a majority of the voters of the city voting thereon, in the 
manner prescribed by Sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 of this act, 
entitled to vote for Mayor and members of the General 
Council, which election shall be conducted in the usual 
manner of conducting city elections, and be held the second 
Tuesday after the second two-thirds vote of the General 
Council. Those in favor of issuing bonds shall have 
written or printed upon their ticket, “ For Bonds;” those 
against it, No Bonds.” 

Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That the annual expenses 
of the City of Atlanta shall be so restricted as not to exceed 


toincome. the annual income of the city after paving interest on her 


Paymentof bonds and floating debt, and one-half+ of the tax on real 


floating 
debt. 


estate be first set aside for the payment of this floating debt, 
until all is paid.{ | 

Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That no Council or Gen- 
eral Council shall be allowed to borrow any money, except 


* See Sec. 209 and Chapters XIX and XXIV; also Sec. 7, Art. 7, Constitution 1877 

+ Changed to ‘‘one-fourth.’”? See Sec. 111. 

j Sees, 113, 121, 124. 

NotE.—Sinking fund in lieu of payment on floating debt as per Sec. 33. See Chap- 
ters XVII and XVIII. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 23 


as may be necessary to meet the present floating debt, or in 


Borrowing 
money. 


‘arrying temporary balances on the same, and every con- 
tract for borrowed money, other than herein allowed, shall 
be void: Provided, nevertheless, that the Mayor and Coun- 
cil, or Mayor and General Council, shall have full) power 
and authority, in their discretion, to negotiate loans on the 
most advantageous terms to said city, for the first and sec- 
ond quarter, to supply and make up any deficiency that may 
exist, of the funds in the treasury, for the purpose of pay- 
ing the expenses of the city, which may be incurred under 
the several heads hereinafter mentioned, in any amounts not 
exceeding the amounts set apart under each head for the 
year in question: And, provided further, that as soon as an 
amount, equal to the amount so borrowed, is paid into the 
treasury by taxation, or from other sources of revenue, not 
already applied to other debts or liabilities of said city, the 
said Mayor and Council, or Mayor and General Council, 
shall at once apply the same, or as much as may be neces- 
sary, to the re-payment of said loans, or said Mayor and 
Council, or Mayor and General Council, shall be authorized, 
in their discretion, to make partial payments upon said loans 
with any moneys that may come into the treasury from 
time to time, under the restriction herein provided. In 
either case the total amount of said loans shall be repaid 
out of the income of the year in which said loans were 
made. All contracts entered into by said Council, contrary when con- 
to this act, for the purpose of raising money, or otherwise hse DSUs 
engaging the credit of said city, shall be null and void as to 

said city, but the said Mayor, if he approve, and all mem- 

bers of the Council, or General Council, present and voting, 

who fail to record their votes against such measure or con- 

tract, shall be jointly and severally liable thereon, as upon xsitren ct 
their own contracts, which may be enforced against such 

Mayor and members of Council, or General Council, in any 

Court of this State having jurisdiction thereof.* 


*See Secs. 119, 122, 125. 


24 


Assessme’t 
of city pr’ p- 
erty—esti- 
mate and 
apportion- 
ment of in- 
come. 


Appropria- 
tions may 
be varied. 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


Sic. 35. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and 
General Council shall make, or cause to be made, an early 


assessment on city property, which assessment shall, in all 
cases, be made at the cash market valuation of the same, 
so that the return of the assessors can be completed and 
handed in by the first day of April of each year, and after 
all other returns for taxation shall be made,which in all cases 
shall be made by the first of May of each year.* Upon the 
return of the assessors being handed in as above provided, 
the said Mayor and General Council shall, by the tenth 
day of May thereafter,+ cause an estimate to be made up 
and entered on the minutes, showing the gross amount of 
the income of the city for the fiscal year, ascertained by 
assessment of a tax not exceeding one and a half per cent. on 
the taxable property in the city, and a reasonable estimate 
of the. other taxes and sources of revenue, and shall appor- 
tion and set apart the same, as follows, to-wit: 

Ist. Interest on bonds; 2d. Interest on floating debt; 
3d. For the support of public schools; 4th. For the 
reduction of the floating debt, being one-half { tax on real 
estate; 5th. Street force; 6th. Police; 7th. Public buildings 
and grounds; 8th. City gas; 9th. Salaries; 10th. Relief; 
11th. Fire department; 12th. Cemetery; 15th. Contingent 
funds; which several sums, taken in the aggregate, shall not 
exceed the amount of income from all sources for the year 
in question. The annual appropriations, as made by the 
Council, may be varied as to the amount distributed to the 
several heads at the first meetings held in July and October 
—these variations not to retroact on expired quarters, and 
not to enlarge in any manner the aggregate appropriations 
for the year; and no money shall be appropriated from 
the City Treasury, except by resolution of the Council and 
Aldermen, as herein provided, which shall be void unless 
it specifies upon its face upon which of said funds it is 


* Twentieth of May, and penalty for failure to return in time, see Section 139. 

t Repealed. See Section 115. Also Chapters 17 and 18. Changes authorized as to 
estimates and appropriations, Sections 189, 157 and 139. 

+ Changed to first meeting in June. 


ACTS OF INCORPORATION. 25 


drawn; and the said Mayor and members of Council and Ta 
Aldermen shall be individually liable to the eity forthe aoe. 
refunding of any amounts appropriated or expenses incurred 

in excess of said limits, when present at the voting of the 


same 


except such of them as escape said liability by call- 
ing the yeas and nays, and voting in the negative, and the 
name entered on the minutes—the amount thereof to be 
recovered in an action brought in any of the courts of this 
State having jurisdiction thereof, in the name of the Clerk 
of the Council, for the use of the city ; and ten per cent. of. 
the recovery shall be his compensation, and if he fail to 
bring said action within ten days the said sums may be 
recovered of him and his bondsmen, at the suit of any citi- 
zen, and no action brought under this section, or right of 
action, shall be settled without the consent of the Judge 
before whom such suit is pending, upon exhibit of all the 
facts, and such consent entered on the minutes.* 
Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of Clerk must 


exhibit bal 
enabling members of Council and Aldermen to know at al] ance sheet 


at each reg- 
times the true financial condition of the city, the clerk shall ularsession 
prepare and read and enter upon the minutes, at the opening 
of each regular session, a balance sheet, showing the gross 
revenue of the fiscal year, and expenses voted by Council 
up to that time, as also the amount of the said several sums 
estimated as aforesaid, and what part of the same has been 
up to that time appropriated, and what part remains 
unappropriated. 

Sec. 37. Be it further enacted, That the Treasurer of the treasurer 

city, at the close of each fiscal year, shall make a full tabu-sancal’ 


statement 


lar statement of the assests and resources of the city, with and esti- 


an itemized estimate of the probable and necessary expense cnsuing 
for the ensuing year, which shall be published. 
Sec. 38. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the Retracrdi. 


* . . nary t f 
ordinary tax herein allowed, the Mayor and Councilmen and one-half of 


Aldermen nmy, in case of emergency, to be judged of by may be lev- 
; ? ied. 
them, levy an extraordinary tax, not exceeding one-half of 


* Section 190. . 


Parr J.—CHARTER. 


Water com- 
missioners. 


Election. 


one per cent. (on the taxable property of said city), the ei 
extraordinary tax to be added to the ordinary tax and col- 
lected at the sanie time and used for the same purpose.f 


CHAPTER VII. 


WATER SUPPLY. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 

39. Water Commissioners’ election : 51. No water contract shall be longer 

term; vacancy; Mayor ex-officio a than three years. 

member of Board. 52. Persons injuring pipe, machinery, 
40. Shall choose President; oath; must ete. ; liability ; punishment. 

keep record. 53. Property of Board exempt from 
41, Quorum; legal acts bind city. taxation. 
42. Powers. 54. May execute promissory notes be- 
3. Appropriating or injuring real es- fore sale of bonds; proviso. 

tate : assesors; appeal from assess- 55. Board may make rules and regula- 

ment. tions as to use of water; examine 
14. Payment for property taken or | apparatus, etc. 

damage done. 56. Interest on bonds—tax for; invest- 
15. Right to use roads, streets, ete. | ment of fund for; must report 
46, Contracts, when to be in writing; | deficit, if any. 

where deposited. 57. No compensation to members of 
47. May issue bonds not to exceed Board; Mayor and General Council 

$500,000, including amount already ! may inspect Water Works. 

issued. 5s. Members of Board may be removed 
48. Payment of interest on bonds, by Mayor and General Council for 
49, Distribution of water; conduits | cause. 

and appliances to extinguish fires. | 59. Board may appoint an engineer ; 
50. Board may require payment in ad- | may employ elerks and laborers. 


vance for water. | 

SECTION 39. Be it further enacted, That by reason of the 
iuadequate supply of water in said city, for extinguishing 
fires, and for domestic and sanitary purposes, and for the 
purpose of supplying said deficiency, the Board of Water 
Commissioners, as now established by law, shall be con- 
tinued, as hereinafter provided. The Water Commissioners 
now in office shall have the right to hold their offices until 
the next regular.election for Mayor and members of the 
General Council of said city, at which election one Water 
Commissioner shall, by the qualified voters of said city, be 
elected from each ward.* Those elected from the first, sec- 
ond and third wards shall hold their offices for a term of two 


+ Section 25. 
* Board, how constituted, Sees. 187, and 204 to 208. 


AcTs OF INCORPORATION. Jit 


years, and those elected from the fourth and _ fifth wards, 

for a term of four years; after which the Commissioners 

shall be elected for a term of two vears each; those from 

the first, second and third wards, at one time, and those from -°"" 
the fourth and fifth wards at one time* Whenever a 
vacancy occurs by death, resignation or otherwise, it shall 


be filled by the Mayor-and General Council for the balance aiuniee 


of the term. The Mayor of said city, and his successors ?2¢ mem- 


in office, shall be e-officio a member of said Board. 

Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That said Board of Water 
Commissioners shall choose from their number, annually, shall 
one as a President of said Water Board. The said Board President. 
of Commissioners shall take and subscribe the oath admin- 
istered to the Mayor and members of the General Council, 
and shall keep a record, in books to be kept for that pur-°*™ 
pose, of the acts and doings of said Board, a full report of 
which shall be made annually to the Mayor and General 
Council of said city, and the books of said Board shall be 
subject to examination at any time, by persons authorized 
to do so by the Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 41. Be it further enacted, That a majority of said 
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- Quorum. 
ness, and all céntracts and engagements, acts and doings of 
said Board, within the scope of their duty or authority, shall ieee 
be obligatory upon, and be in law considered as if done by 
the Mayor and General Council of the City of Atlanta; and 
the said City of Atlanta, and all the real estate within the 
City of Atlanta, shall be liable for the payment of the prin- 
cipal and interest that may become due on the bonds or 
obligations to be issued by virtue of this act. 

Sec. 42. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall, 
for (and in the name of) the Mayor and General Council powers. 
of the City of Atlanta, take and hold the lands and real 
estate, rights, franchises, and property of every kind so pur- 
chased by the Board aforesaid, and other lands, real estate, 
or property, necessary in their opinion for the construction 


. 


* See Sees. 187, 204 to 208. 


28 + Parr [.—CHARTER. 


——— ——_____-___— ia 


of any: canals, aqueducts, reservoirs, or other works for 

conveying or containing water, or for the erecting of any 

building or machinery, for laying any pipes or conduits for 

conveying the water into or through the said places, or to 

secure and maintain any portion of the works, and in gen- 

eral to do any other act necessary or convenient for accom- 
plishing the purposes contemplated by this act. 

Src. 43. Be it further enacted, That in case of a disagree- 

Appropri. ment between said Board and the owners of any lands, 

fae veal or water-rights, or franchises, necessary for the construe- 

estate. tion of said water-works, or anything appertaining thereto, 

or as to the price to be paid therefor, as to the damage 

done thereto, or the owner of said land, or water-rights, 

or franchises, shall be a married woman, or an infant, or 

insane, or shall be absent from the State, then it shall and 

may be lawful for the Judge of the Superior Court. of 

Fulton county, upon application of either party, or 1m case 

such owner shall be unknown, or cannot be found, then, 

upon notice of such appl ‘ation at said Court, may direct 

to appoint three disinterested persons to examine said 

property, and to assess the value thereof, or the damage 

done to the same, who shall, with as little delay as possible, 

assessors. discharge said duty, after having taken an oath before some 

officer authorized to administer the same, impartially, to the 

best of their ability, and make a return of their actings and 

- doings in the premises, to the next term of the Superior 

Appeal. Court of Fulton county, to be entered on the minutes of 

said Court, and made the judgment thereof: Provided, that 

in case either party is dissatisfied with said award, he or they 

may appeal to the Superior Court of said county, and have 

said case tried by a special jury, as in usual cases of appeal, 

upon giving to the opposite party notice within ten days 

after the making of said award, of his intention to do so, 

and giving bond with good security for the payment of all 

‘costs and damages which may accrue to the opposite party 

by reason of entering said appeal: And, provided further, 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 29 


that the work on said water-works shall not be delayed by 
reason of entering said appeal. 


. t 
Sec. 44. Be it further enacted, That whenever such vite 


report shall have been made the judgment of said Court, °” “™*%* 
and no appeal has been entered, as aforesaid, the said Board 
shall, within two months thereafter, pay to the said owner, 
or to such person or persons as the Court may direct, the 
sum mentioned in said report, in full compensation for the 
property so required, or for the damages sustained, as the 
case may be, and in all cases when the title or interest of 
any person or persons in lands required and taken up for 
the purpose of this act is doubtful or disputed, or in case 
said owner shall be unknown, insane, non compos mentis, or 
an infant, or cannot be found, the value of, or damage to, 
such lands, awarded by the Commissioner appointed by said 
Judge of the Superior Court, may be paid into said Court, 
upon affidavit made of such facts by the claimant, his 
agent, or attorney, and such payments shall have the same 
effect as if made to the owner thereof, and the said Court 
may proceed in a summary way, upon petition of any per- 
son claiming to be the owner of said lands, or any part 
thereof, and to what person or persons the said money shall 
be paid, and shall have power to distribute the same among 
the persons entitled thereto, and thereupon the Mayor and 
General Council of the City of Atlanta shall become seized 
in fee simple of such property so required, and shall be dis- 
charged from all claims by reason of such damage. 

Src. 45. Be it further enacted, that the said Board, in vse of 
behalf of the Mayor and General Council of the City Apireaunen. 
Atlanta, and all persons acting under their authority, shall 
have the right to use the ground or soil under any road, 
railroad, highway, street, lane, alley or court, within the 
State, for the purpose of constructing, enlarging, or improv- 
ing any of the work: contemplated by virtue of this act, 
upon condition that they shall not permanently injure any_ 
such railroad, highway, street, lane, alley or court to be 


30 


Contracts 
—when in 
writing. 


Where de- 
posited. 


May issue 
b’nds—not 
to exceed 
$500,000. 


Parr [.—CHARTER. 


restored to its original state, and all damages done thereto 
be repaired. 7 

Src. 46. Be it further enacted, That all contracts for 
material, or for the construction of any part of said work, 
which shall involve the expenditure of five hundred dollars 
or more, shall be made in writing, and of each contract two 
copies shall be taken, which shall be numbered with the 
number of said contract, and indorsed with the name of the 
contractor, and a summary of the work to be done, or 
material to be furnished. One of the said copies shall be 
deposited with the auditor of accounts of the City of Atlanta, 
and one shall be retained by said Board. The said Board 
shall have authority to require from any person or persons 
with whom they shall enter into a contract, satisfactory 
security for the faithful performance of said contract, accord- 
ing to its terms, and no member of said Board shall be 
interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract relating to 
said works.t 

Src. 47. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of — 
purchasing material and constructing the said Atlanta water- 
works, the Board of Commissioners shall be authorized to 
issue for, and in behalf of, the City of Atlanta, certain obli- 
gations, which shall be known as “Atlanta Water Bonds.” 
and of such denominations as convenience requires, to the 
amount of not exceeding five hundred thousand hollars,* 
($500,000) less amount already issued heretofore by the 
Mayor and Council of said city, for the purpose of con- 
structing said water-works, bearing interest at the rate of 
seven per cent. per annum, redeemable at the city of New 
York, thirty years from date, the interest of which shall be 
paid semi-annually, in the city of New York, on all the bonds 
to which this act refers. That the Mayor and Treasurer of 
the City of Atlanta shall sign and seal said “ Atlanta Water 


“See Act 1877, Sec. 183. At the date of the approval of this act (1877) $440,000 of 
Water Bonds had been issued. None have been issued since. But see See. 209 and 
election in 1890 under. 

+See Sees 188 and 202. 


b 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 31 


Bonds,” and the coupons attached, and the President of the 
Board shall countersign the same. 

Sec. 48. Be it further enacted, That tor the purpose of Payment of 

interest on 

paying interest on bonds which shall have been sold, and bonds. 
before a revenue can be realized from said water-works, not 
yet completed, the interest which may fall due on bonds 
disposed of, the Mayor and General Council of Atlanta shall 
provide by tax for the payment of said interest. 

Sec. 49. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall thewettes 
regulate the distribution and use of said water in all places, ter: 
and for all purposes where the same may be required, and 
from time to time shall fix the price for the use thereof, 
and the time of payment, and they shall erect such number 
of public hydrants and in such places as they shall see fit, 
and direct in what manner and for what purpose the same 
shall be used, all of which they may charge, at their discre- 
tion: Provided, that all conduits or appliances required peuece 
and furnished for the purpose of extinguishment of fires suish fires. 
shall be erected at the expense of the Mayor and General 
Council of the City of Atlanta, and placed as they shall 
direct, and be under their exclusive control and direction. 

Sec. 50. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall Payment 
have full power and authority to require the payment in 
advance for the use or rent of water furnished by them, in 
or upon any building, place or premises, and in case prompt 
payments shall not be made, they may shut off the water 
from such building, place or premises, and shall not be com- 
pelled again to supply said building, place or premises with 
water until said arrears, with interest thereon, shall be fully 


paid, 
Sec. 51. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall N° water 
> : . . > longer 
make no contract for the price of using the water for a than three 
years. 


longer time than three years, and at the expiration of any 
term or lease, the price paid for the use thereof shall be 
adjusted according to the regulations then established. 

Sno. 52. Be it further enacted, That if any person or per- Persons in- 


; juring 
sons shall maliciously or willfully divert the water, or any Pipes, ete. 


Part I].—CHARTER. 


Liability. 


Punish- 
ment. 


Exemption 
from tax. 


May exe- 
cute prom- 
issory 
notes. 


Board may 
make 
rules, ete. 


portion thereof, from the said works, or shall corrupt or 
render the same impure, or shall destroy or injure any canal, 
aqueduct, pipe, conduit, machinery, or other property used 
or required for procuring or distributing the water, such 
person or persons, and their aiders and abettors, shall forfeit 
to the said Board, to be recovered in an action of trespass, 
treble the amount of damages, (besides cost of said suit), 
which shall appear on trial to have been sustained, and all 
such acts are hereby declared to be misdemeanors ; and the 
parties found guilty thereof may be further punished by 
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprison- 
ment not exceeding one year, or both, at the diseretion of 
the Court. 

Src. 53. Be it further enacted, That all lands and real 
estate, and property of every kind, so held as aforesaid, by 
the said Board, and in the name of the Mavor and General 
Council of the City of Atlanta, shall be exempted from 
taxes and assessments. 

Sec. 54. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall 
be authorized to execute promissory notes, or accept drafts 
for any of the legitimate purposes of the said works, in 
anticipation of the receipts of the proceeds of the sale of 
the bonds hereinbefore authorized to be issued by them, or 
of the revenue of the said works: Provided, however, that 
the whole amount of the permanent indebtedness of the 
city to be increased by them by virtue of this act, shall not 
exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars. 

Sec. 55. Be it further enacted, That the said Board shall 
have power to make rules and regulations respecting the 
introduction of water into or upon any premises, and, from 
time to time, to regulate the use thereof in such manner as 
shall seem to them necessary and proper, and the members 
of said Board, and all engineers, superintendents, or inspec- 
tors in their service, are hereby authorized and empowered 
to enter at all seasonable hours, any dwelling or other places 
where said water is taken and used, and where unnecessary 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. ao 


waste thereof is known or suspected, and examine and 
inquire into the cause thereof. They shall have full power 

to examine all surface pipes, stop-cocks, and other apparatus Examine 
connected with the said works, for the purpose of ascer- Serbs 
taining whether the same are of the character and dimen- 

sions, and fixed in the manner directed in permits issued 
therefor; and if any person refuse to permit such examina- 

tion, or oppose or obstruct such officer in the performance of 

such duty, he, she or they so offending shall be liable to such 
penalty, not exceeding ten dollars, for such offense as the 

Board may impose, and the supply of water may also be shut 

off until the required examination is made, and such alter- 

ations and repairs are completed as may be necessary. 

Src. 56. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose Of terest on 
enabling the Treasurer of said City of Atlanta to pay the hae 
interest upon the bonds issued by virtue of this act, it shall 
be the,duty of said Board to pay annually to said Treasurer, 
and at least one week prior to the time when such payment 
shall become due, all the net revenue of their said works for 
the preceding six months, unless the said revenue shall be 
more than is sufficient for said payment, in which said case 
they shall pay to said Treasurer only a sufficient sum for 
that purpose.* In order to create a fund for the payment of 
said bonds at their maturity, it shall be the duty of the Mayor 
and General Council of said City of Atlanta to raise annually 
by tax, the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars, until said 
bonds shall be paid and redeemed, which sum the ‘Treasurer 
of said city shall, annually,on the first Monday in November Tax ior. 
of each year, pay over to said Board for that purpose. 


The said Board are hereby authorized to invest the 


Invest- 
ment of 
’ ll fund. 

a 


said sum from time to time, together with such net revenue 
as may from year to year remain in their hands, after 
necessary expense of said work and the interest upon said 
bonds, as a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds. 
~The said Board shall have power to make such rules 


*Section 188. 
+. Seetion 191. 


34 Parr I.—CHARTER. 


and regulations respecting the management of said funds 

ax they deem expedient, but no part thereof shall at any 

time be used in any manner inconsistent herewith. They 

shall keep accurate and separate books from those in which 

other accounts are kept, and shall annually make a full and 

detailed report of the state of said fund to the Mayor and 

General Council. In case the revenue received by the 

Board shall not in any year be sufficient to pay said interest 

and all necessary expenses of said work, the fact shall be 
reported in their semi-annual statement by the said Board 

Report of to the Mayor and General Council, and it shall thereupon 
be the duty of said Council to pay over to said Board an 

amount of funds equal to said deficiency, and, if necessary, 

they may raise said amount of tax in the next year thereafter. 

Sec. 57. Be it further enacted, That the said members 

Board no Of said Board shall not receive any compensation for their 
tion. services, but shall be paid for all reasonable expense they 
may incur while in the performance of their duties.* That 


ER gia the said Mayor and General Council shall be authorized by 


eee a committee of their own number, or otherwise, to inspect 
spect . 2 ois 
ae semi-annually, or oftener, the state and condition of the 


works and property thereto belonging, and the said Board 
shall give them every reasonable facility and assistance in 
making such inspection. 
Src. 58. That the Mayor and General Council of the City 
Members oi Of Atlanta, may, at any time, remove any member of said 
Iemores . Board, Provided, it shall satisfactorily appear, after rea- 
for cause. : : ° 
sonable notice to the parties, and hearing the cause of com- 
plaint and answer thereto, if any should be offered, that 
the member whose removal is sought. has been guilty of 
maladministration or neglect of the duties of his office, that 
his removal will be right and proper, and two-thirds of the 
members elected to said Council shall coneur in such 
removal. 


*Sec. 187. (Compensation not to exceed $200.00 per annum.) 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 30 


Src. 59. That the said Board of Commissioners shall 
: ° ¥ Board may 
have power to appoint a competent engineer for the con- appointen- 
; ' . e : é gineer, em- 
struction of said water-works, and to fix his compensation fee ea 
therefor while so employed; also, to employ such clerks 
and laborers as may from time to time be found needful, 


and fix their compensation. it 


CHAPTER VIII. 


STREETS, SIDEWALKS, GRADES, ETC. 


SECTION. | SECTION, 

60. Power to open, lay out, widen, | 63. Persons liable to road duty subject 
straighten, or otherwise change | to street duty; may levy tax in 
streets; assessment of damage; | lieu of work; defaulters. 
appeal. 64. Permanent grade of streets — duty 

61. May enforce award by execution. of City Engineer to furnish. 


62. May fix system of grading and 65. Shall notinterfere with contract of 
draining streets; may order side- | Mayor and General Council over 
walks laid down. Engineer. 

66. Application for grade—when not made under oath. 


Secrion 60. The said Mayor and General Couneil shall streets— 


z “ power to 
have full power and authority to open, lay out, to widen, open, ete.— 
; : assessment 


straighten, or otherwise change streets, alleys and squares eee 
in the said City of Atlanta. { Whenever the said Mayor 

and General Council shall exercise the power above dele- 
gated, they shall appoint two- freeholders, and the owners 

of said lots fronting on side streets or alleys shall, on five 

days’ notice, appoint two freeholders, who shall proceed to 
assess the damages sustained, or the advantages derived, by 

the owner or owners of said lots, in consequence of the 
opening, widening, straightening, or otherwise changing said 
streets and alleys; and in case said assessors cannot agree, 

they shall select a fifth freeholder, the said assessors to take 

an oath that they will faithfully discharge their duties, and 
either party to have the right to enter an appeal to the 
Superior Court of Fulton county within ten days from the appeal. 
rendition of said award. * 


7+ Additional powers and legislation. See Secs. 194 to 205. 
t See Sec. 239. 
* Amended. Secs. 253 to 257. Also 83 Ga. Oliver vs. R. R. 


36 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


Enforee- 
ment of 
award. 


Grading» 
and drain 
ing. 


May order 
sidewalks 
Jaid down. 


Street duty 


Tax in lieu 
of work. 


Defaulters. 


Permanent 
grades. 


Sec. 61. The Mayor and Council of said city to have 
power and authority to levy, collect and enforce the final 
award or judgment, in each and every case, by execution 
against the owner or owners of said lots, when the same is 
found to be advantageous to said owner or owners. { 

Sec. 62. The said Mayor and Council shall have full 
power and authority to establish and fix such a system of 
grading and draining of the streets of said city as they may 
deem proper.* They shall have full power and authority 
to order such pavements or sidewalks laid down as they may 
deem proper. Upon failure of any person to comply with 
the same, within the time prescribed, the said Mayor and 
General Council may have the same done, and levy and 
collect the expense thereof, by execution, against the lands 
and goods and chattels of the owner of the lot or lots. || 

Sec. 63. All persons liable to perform road duty, by the 
laws of the State, shall be lable and subject to work on the 
streets of said city, under the direction and control of the 
proper officers of said city: Provided, that the Mayor and 
General Council of said city shall have power to levy a 
street tax in lieu thereof: And, provided further, that all 
persons who shall fail or refuse to pay said tax, on or before 
such day as said Mayor and General Council, by ordinance, 
may require, the person failing shall be required, upon three 
days’ notice, to do and perform street work, as aforesaid, 
and upon failure thereof, such defaulter shall be liable to be 
dealt-with by the Mayor and General Council as for viola- 
tions of other ordinances of said city, or may be compelled 
to work on the public works of said city. + 

‘Src. 64. Any person or corporation owning real estate 
in said city, within three-quarters (3) of a mile of the car- 
shed, desiring to improve the same, shall possess the right 
to have the grade of any street, bordering on the same, per- 


*Green vs. Atlanta, 67 Ga., 386. Moore ve. Atlanta, 70 Ga., 611. See Sees. 210 to 
219; Also 235 to 288—and 245 to 25}. 

+ Cobb vs. Mayor, ete., Dalton, 53 Ga., 426. 

{This seems to be of no effect under decision in 37 Ga., 113. 

| See Sees. 211 and 212. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 37 


manently established, by complying with the following con- 
ditions, to-wit: The owner, his agent or attorney, shall 
make an affidavit, stating the ownership and description of 
the property that is intended to make improvement on, 
either fencing or building, or otherwise ; that such improve- 
ments are to cost above the sum of one hundred dollars, rhs 
and that he desires to have the grade of such street or ‘trish. 
streets established. A copy of such affidavit shall then be 

served on the City Surveyor or Engineer, whose duty it 

shall be, within thirty days thereafter, to make the neces- 

sary survey, and fix the grade of such street, and make a 

plat or profile showing the same, and shall deliver it to the 
applicant, together with the affidavit of said surveyor, show- 

ing that the same is correct -and fair, and upon the same 

being filed, together with the original affidavit, in the office 

of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton county, for 
record, the owner shall thereupon have a vested right in 

such grade, and shall be entitled to recover damages from 

the city for any injury done to said property, should the 

city thereafter alter such grade ; such damages to be ascer- 
tained, recovered and paid, in the manner in which the laws 

and ordinances in force at the time may provide for ascer- 
taining, recovering, and paying damages done to property 

in laying out or widening streets. 


See. 65. Nothing in this Charter contained shall operate Control of 


Mayor pee 
to interfere with the control had by the Mayor and General éougci 


Z 5 ; 4 = s A over engi- 
Council of said city over the manner in which the City neer. 4 


Surveyor or Engineer shall execute their instructions, or 
the instructions of the committees in regard to the grade of 
any street; but any failure or dispute which may happen 
therein shall not operate to delay, hinder or affect the 
remedy given by this act to any owner of property seeking 
to have his grade established as aforesaid. 
Src. 66. In case the owner of any real estate in said city When ap- 
plication 
desires to have the grade fixed as aforesaid, for any reason hot under 
other than a purpose to make improvements on the same, 
he shall make his application in writing, not under oath, to 


Board of 
Health. 


Report 


nuisances. 


Parr I.—CHARTER. 


the City Surveyor or Engineer, but need not incorporate 
any reason therein, upon which all subsequent proceedings 
shall be the same as above set forth, such written applica- 
tion taking the place of the affidavit provided for in the 
foregoing section of this Charter: Provided, that when the 
party proceeds by written application, not under oath, ‘as 
aforesaid, the authorities of the city shall have six months, 
instead of thirty days, in which to make and return the 


survey as aforesaid. 


CHAPTER IX. 


BOARD OF HEALTH. 


SECTION, | SECTION. 
67. Board of Health; report nuisance 69. Vacancies in Board; ‘how filled ; 
—Mayor and General Council Mayor and General Council may 


power to abate. 
68. Drainage of lots and cellars. 


| plead this act. 
| 70, Ordinances to carry act into effect. 
| 71. Board of Health may abate nuis- 
| ances, proviso. 

SEcTION 67. The Mayor and General Council of said 
city shall have full power and authority, at the first or sub- 
sequent meeting after each municipal election, to appoint 
(one fit and proper person from each ward,* who, together, 
shall constitute) a Board of Health, a majority of whom 
shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. It shall 
be the duty of said Board of Health to meet weekly, or as 
often as may be necessary, to visit every part of the city, 
and to report to the Mayor and General Council all nuis- 
ances which are likely to endanger the health of the city or 
of any neighborhood. That said Mayor and General 
Council shall have power, upon the report of said Board of 
Health, to cause such nuisances to be abated, and its reeom- 
mendation to be carried out in a summary manner, at the 


Abatement eXpense of the party whose act or negligence caused such 
of 


nuisance, or of the owner of the property upon which the 
same may be located, as the Mayor and General Council 
shall elect. 


*Sections 299, 300, 289 and 302. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 39 


Sec. 68. That the said Mayor and General Council of the Prinage of 
city of Atlanta shall have full power, upon the recommen- sas 
dation of said Board of Health, to cause the owners of said 
lots or cellars within the corporate limits of said city, to 
drain or fill the same to the level of the streets or alleys 
upon which said lots or cellars are located; that if the 
owner of said lots or cellars, or the occupants of the same, 
in the discretion of Council, shall fail or refuse, after rea- 
sonable notice to him or his agents, to comply with the 
requirements of the said Mayor and General Council, by 
draining said lots or cellars, or by filling up the same, it 
shall be lawful for said Mayor and General Council to have 
this work performed, and the amount so expended collected 
by execution, issued by the Clerk of said Council against 
the owner or occupant of the lots or cellars, as the said 
Mayor and General Council may elect, and the sale under 
said execution shall pass as complete and perfect title to the 
property sold as a sale by the Sheriff under a judgment and 
execution. 

Sec. 69. That the said Mayor and General Council of $223 
the City of Atlanta shall have full power and authority to 
fill any vacancies that may occur in the Board of Health ; 
that this act may be plead as, and shall be, a complete bar 
to any action brought against the said Mayor and General se ae oe 
Council, or either of them, for any act done by them under 
its provisions and the ordinances passed in pursuance of it. 

Src. 70. That the said Mayor and General Council shall ordinances 
have full power to pass all ordinances that may be necessary Serial Bs 
to carry the provisions of this act into complete and full 
effect. 

Sec. 71. That the Board of Health of the city of Atlanta Board may 
may exercise the same power as is now vested in the Mayor ®"¢: 
and General Council of said city, relating to the abatement 
of nuisances, which are likely to endanger the health of said 
city, or any neighborhood therein, to such extent and under 
such regulations as may be prescribed by the Mayor and 
General Council: Provided, that nothing in this section Proviso. 


40 Part I.—CHARTER. 


shall be construed as to divest the power to cause such 
nuisances to be abated, which the said Mayor and General 
Council have under this charter. * 


CHAPTER X. 


POLICE DEPARTMENT. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

72. Board of Police Commissioners, 75. City Couneil shall prescribe num- 
election: term; vacaney in Board ber of force; must take oath; 
—how filled. term of office. 

73. Members of Board must take oath. 76. Compengation of force; arrest for 

74, Shall elect Chief of Police and State offenses; other duties; 
other police officers and police- Chief to prosecute offenders ; sus- 
men; shall keep record of pro- pension or removal; acctisation 
ceedings; hold stated meetings; and trial. 
quorum; compensation of Board ; 77. Police foree to be armed and uni- 
control of police force. formed. 


SecTION 72. The Board of the Commissioners of Police 

Policecom. “Hall consist of five persons, neither of whom shall be a 
missioners. member of the General Council. They shall be elected by 
the Mayor and Council. ‘The first election shall be held at - 

Worn: the first regular meeting of the Council, in March, 1874. 

The terms for which they shall be elected, are as follows: 

Two for the term of one year, and two for the term of two 

years, and one for the term of three years. At the first 

regular meeting in March in each succeeding year, an elec- 

tion shall be held to elect, for the term of three years, a 
Commissioner or Commissioners to succeed the Commis-— 

sioner or Commissioners whose term or terms may then 

expire. Should a vacancy occur in the Board during the 

Vacancy. year 1874, from other cause than the expiration of a regular 

term, an election to fill it shall be immediately held by the 
Council, any year thereafter by the General Council, and 

such incumbent shall hold until the unexpired term shall 

expire, and until his successor is elected and qualified. 


* Asto other nuisances see Code of Ga. of 1882, section 4095, and 59 Ga., R. 790. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 4] 


Each regular term shall begin at the date of the election, 
and close as hereinafter declared, and until a successor is 
elected and qualitied.* 

Sec. 73. Each member of the Board, before entering on oath. 

the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe this oath of 
office before some officer authorized to administer it: “I 
swear that I will faithfully and impartially demean myself 
as a Commissioner of Police during my continuance in 
office. I have not, in order to influence my election to this 
office of Commissioner, directly or indirectly, expressly or 
impliedly, promised my vote or support to any person for 
any office in the city of Atlanta, nor for any other office. 
I will not knowingly permit my vote, in the election or 
appointment of any person to position on the police force, 
to be influenced by fear, favor or affection, reward, or the 
hope thereof, but in all things pertaining to my said oftice 
I will be governed by my conviction of the public good.” 
The oath shall be entered on the minutes of the proceedings 
of the Board, and the original shall be filed in the office of 
the Clerk of the City Council. 

Sec. 74. The Board of Police Commissioners thus elected pect Chief 
and qualified shall have the exclusive power, and it shall oficers. 
be their duty, to appoint a Chief of Police, and such other 
police officers and policemen as is or may be prescribed by 
city ordinance. This power extends to unexpired as well 
as regular terms. They shall keep a record of their pro- Sat, Kee? 
ceedings, and one of said Board shall act as clerk thereof. 

They shall hold a stated meeting each month, and such 
other meetings as the public interest may from time to time 
require. Three shall constitute a quorum, with power to Quorum. 
transact business. Their compensation shall be fixed by 
the City Council, but it shall not be less than one hundred pompense- 
dollars per annum for each Commissioner, and it shall be 
paid out of the city treasury. They shall exercise full 
direction and control of the officers and members of the Rea 


*Mayor ex-officio. 


49, Part ].—CHARTER. 


police force, in conformity to existing laws and ordinances, 
and such as may be made applicable to the subject. 
Sec. 75. The police force of the city shall consist of a 
Number of Chief of Police and such other officers and men as the City 
oe Council shall by ordinance prescribe. They shall take an 


oath faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties im- 


Oath. 
posed on them by laws and the city ordinances, and shall 
give such bonds as may be required of them by city ordi- 
Term. 2 r . . 
nance. Their several terms of office shall commence on 
the first day of April and continue for two years. _ 
; Sec. 76. Their compensation shall be prescribed by ordi- 
Compensa- : take Ae Ks 
Hon. nance, and shall not be increased or diminished during 


their respective terms. No extra pay, or allowance or cost, 
shall be made to them, or either of them. It shall be their 
Bite biter: duty to make arrests, in the manner prescribed by law, of 
oc persons violating any penal law of this State.* They shall 
perform such other duties as may be imposed by law of the 
State or ordinance of the City Council. It shall be the 
duty of the Chief of Police to prosecute offenders before 
the Superior Court of Fulton county and the City Court of 
Suspension Atlanta. F oriia ane to perform any duty required by 
law or the city ordinances, they may be suspended or 
removed from office by the Board of Police Commissioners. 
The mode of preferring accusations against them, and of 
their trial, shall be prescribed by city ordinance. The City 
Council shall also prescribe the manner of suspending, 
until trial, the Chief of Police, or any other police officer 
or policeman, when accusation is brought; and in all such 
cases the Board of Commissioners of Police may make 
appointments to the office or place of the suspended person, 
such appointment to hold during suspension.+ 
Force tobe SEC. 77. The Mayor and General Council shall cause the 
armed and ° : , > : “¢ 
uniformed. entire Police force of the city to be armed and so uniformed 
as to be readily recognized by the public as peace officers ; 
the arms only to be furnished at the expense of, and to 
remain the property of the city. 


«Harris vs. Atlanta, 62 Ga., 290, 
+Queen vs. Atlanta, 59 Ga., 318. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 43 


CHAPTER XI. 


PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 
78. Public Schools—power toestablish | 79. No special tax for school purposes. 


and maintain. 


SEecTION 78. The Mayor and General Council of said Public 

. . = ; * Power to 
city are hereby empowered to maintain a system of public oaipnsh 
and main- 


schools, as now established by law, in the said city, which tain. 
shall be free to all the children within the said city. And 

the said Mayor and General Council shall, by ordinance or 
otherwise, in their discretion, provide for appropriate agen- 

cies to regulate, improvise, and carry on said system of 
schools and render the same efficient. 

Sec. 79. No special tax shall be levied and collected for No special 

school purposes in said city, but the expense of carrying on 

said system of public schools shall be paid out of the city 
treasury, under such rules as may be prescribed by ordi- 


nahce. 
CHAPTER XII. 
CITY ASSESSORS. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
80. City Assessors; election ; duties. 82. Clerk of Council; compensation ; 
81. Oath of office; compensation. bond; oath; duties. 
83. Compensation for insolvent tax 
; fi. as. 
SECTION 80. That the Mavor and General Council shal] City we 
: sors—elec- 


have full power and authority to elect at the same time the epic 
other city officers are elected, three persons, freeholders, 
residents of said city, as City Assessors,* who shall hold 
their office as prescribed in the 20th section of this act, 
unless removed by the Mayor and General Council for cause, 
to be judged of by them. It shall be the duty of said asses- 
sors to assess the value of all real estate, at the cash market 
valuation, within the corporate limits of said city, shall make 
a return to the said Mayor and General Council, as provided 


* See Secs. 174 to 182. Also See. 139. 


44 


Oath of of-. 
fice. 


Compensa- 
tion. 


Clerk of 
Council. 


Compensa- 
tion for in- 
solvent tax 


fi. fas. 


Parr I.—CHARTER. 


by the 35th section of this act; and the said Mayor and 
General Council shall place such assessment, so returned, in 
the hands of the Tax Receiver of said city, who shall enter 
the same in his books with other taxes, and the same shall 
be collected as other taxes of said city. 

Src. 81. The said assessors, before they enter on the dis- 
charge of their duties, shall take and subseribe an oath 
before the Mayor, faithfully and truly to assess all the real 
estate within the corporate limits of said city, and to return 
such assessment to the Mayor and General Council thereof, 
with the names of the owners thereof, and shall receive for 
their services such sums each, as the Mayor and General 
Council shall order. + 

Src. 82. There shall be elected by the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council, at the time prescribed by 20th section of this 
act, for the election of city officers, a Clerk of Council, who 
shall hold his office as prescribed by the said 20th section of 
this act, unless removed for cause, to be judged by the, 
Mayor and General Council, and who shall receive such 
salary, or perquisites, or both, as the Mayor and General 
Council. next preceding his election shall prescribe. He 
shall give bond and good security, to be fixed and judged 
by the Mayor and General Council, for the faithful perform- 
ance of his duties. He shall take and subseribe an oath, 
before some officer authorized to administer it, to faithfully 
discharge the duties of his office. His duties shall be pre- 
scribed by ordinance. : 

Src. 83, The said Clerk shall receive such compensation 
for all insolvent tax fi. fas. as the Mayor and General 
Council shall by ordinance establish. | 


. 


+ See as to Salaries, Sec. 289. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


CHAPTER XIII. 


TAX RECEIVER AND COLLECTOR—M—TREASURER MARSHAL. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
84. Tax Receiver and Collector; elec- 86. Marshal; election; duties; bond ; 
tion; bond; compensation ; oath: compensation. 
duties. 87. Marshal’s oath of office. 
85. Treasurer; election; salary; bond; 88. Marshal to act as City Inspector. 


oath; duties. 

SecTION 84. There shall be elected by the General Coun- 
cil, at.the same time the other city officers are elected, a 
Tax Receiver and Collector for said city, who shall be 
elected and hold his office as prescribed in the 20th section 
of this Act, unless removed for cause, to be judged of by 
the Mayor and General Council. He shall give bond and 
good security, to be fixed and judged by the said Mayor 
and General Council, payable to the city of Atlanta, for the 
faithful discharge of his duties. He shall receive for his 
services such compensation as the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil next preceding his election shall prescribe, which shall 
not be increased or diminished during his continuance in 
office. * Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he 


Tax Re- 
ceiver and’ 
Collector. 


shall take and subscribe an oath, before some officer author- oath. 


ized to administer it, to faithfully discharge the duties of his 
office. His duties shall be prescribed by ordinance.* 


Sec. 85. There shall be elected by the Mayor and Gen- Treasurer. 


eral Council, as herein provided, a City Treasurer, who shall 
be elected and hold his office as prescribed in the 20th sec- 
tion of this Act, unless removed for cause, to be judged of 
by the Mayor and General Council; to have a reasonable 
salary, to be fixed by the Mayor and General Council next 


preceding his election, which shall not be increased or Oath. 


diminished during his continuance in office. He shall give 
a bond and security, in the amount to be fixed by the Mayor 
and General Council, for the faithful discharge of the duties 
of his office. He shall take and subscribe an oath, before 
some officer authorized to administer it, faithfully to 
discharge the duties of his office. He shall keep a book in 


*Sections 178 and 139. 


*% 


46 


Duties. 


Marshal. 


Duties. 


Compensa- 
tion. 


Oath. 


Act as City 


Inspector. 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


which he shall make an entry of all sums of money received 
and shall also make an entry of all sums of money paid out, 
and shall take receipts of all sums of money paid.out, which 
book and receipts shall be subject to the inspection of the 
Mayor and members of the General Council of said city, at 
such times as they, or either of them, shall think proper. 
Src. 86. There shall be elected by the Mayor and Gene- 
ral Council, at the same time the Clerk is elected, a Marshal, 
who shall be elected and hold his office as provided .in the 
20th section of this Act, on the subject of elections by the 
Mayor ond General Council, unless removed for cause, to be 


judged of by the Mayor and General Council. He shall be 


separate and distinct from the police force of the city. It 
shall be his duty to collect or levy fi. fas. for taxes and fi. 
fas. for fines, and advertise and sell property so levied on, 
and make titles to purchasers, and put them in possession of 
the property so sold at sales, under laws governing the said 
Mayor and General Council, under the same rules and reg- 
ulations that govern the sheriff and his deputies at sheriffs’ 
sales. He shall give bond to said city, with good security, 
for the faithful discharge of his duties, and shall have such 
compensation and perquisites as the General Council shall 
prescribe, which compensation shall not be changed during 
his term of office, and shall be ineligible* for the succeeding 
term, and shall do and perform such other services as the 
Mayor and General Council shall prescribe by ordinance. 

Sec. 87. Before entering upon the discharge of the duties 
of his office he shall take and prescribe an oath, before 
some officer authorized to administer it, to faithfully dis- 
charge the duties of his office. 

Sec. 88. It shall be the duty of the Marshal to act as 
city inspector, under such rules and regulations as the 
Mayor and General Council shall prescribe, who shall be 
empowered to enforce the State laws on the subject of 
weights and measures, and such other rules and regulations 
as are not in conflict with the laws of this State. 


* See Section 296. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. AT 


CHAPTER XIV. 


RECORDER—AUDITOR. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
89. Reeorder; election; authority ; 92. Auditor; election; salary; duties; 
term of office. removed for cause; General Coun- 
90. Salary; vacaney; removed for cil must examine accounts and 
cause. reports. 


91. Powers; oath; may hold their 
office; duties. 


SEcTION 89. The Mayor and General Council may, 1M gecorder— 
their discretion, at the time the Treasurer is elected, elect Pecan ned 
Recorder, whose duty it shall be, when so elected, to pre- 
side at the City Court, known as the Mayor’s Court, with 
as full and ample authority to try and dispose of all cases 
within the jurisdiction of the Mayor’s Court, as the Mayor 
has under the provisions of this Charter. He shall hold 
his office for the term, as provided under the 20th section term. 
of this Charter, unless removed for cause, to be judged of 
by the Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 90. The salary of the Recorder shall be fixed by salary. 
the Mayor and General Council next preceding his elec- 
tion, and shall not be increased or diminished during: his 
continuance in office. In case of the death, removal or 
resignation of the Recorder, the Mayor and General Council yacaney. 
may elect a successor to fill the unexpired term. He may 
at any time be removed by the Mayor and General Council eno! 
for cause, to be judged of by them. 

Sec. 91. When sitting as a Recorder’s Court he shall Powers. 
have full power and authority concurrent with the Mayor, 
Mayor pro tem., or three members of the General Council, 
to try all offenders against the ordinances of said city, and 
impose such penalties for violation thereof as may be pre- 
scribed by the ordinances of said city. Before entering 
upon the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe 
an oath, before some officer authorized to administer it, 


sie . : Y May hold 
faithfully to discharge the duties of the same. The Re- Biher 
% office. 


corder may hold any other office not necessarily conflicting 


48 


Parr. ].—CHARTER. 


Auditor— 
salary of. 


Duties. 


Removed 
for cause. 


General 
Council 
must ex- 
amine ac- 
counts, ete. 


Building 
Inspectors. 


Duties. 


with his duties as Recorder. His duties, not herein enume- 


rated, may be prescribed by ordinance. : 

Sec. 92. The Mayor and General Council may, at their 
discretion, at the same time the other city officers are 
elected, elect an Auditor, who shall hold his office as pro- 
vided in the 20th section of this Act, unless removed for 
cause, to be judged of by the Mayor and General Council. 
He shall receive such salary as may be voted him by the 
General Council next preceding his election, which shall 
not be increased or diminished during the term for which 
he was elected. He shall examine quarterly the books, 
papers and accounts of all the city officers, through whose 
hands money may pass, and make a written report to the 
Mayor and General Council as to the correctness of said 
accounts. The Auditor may be removed at any time for 
malpractice in office, or for incompetency. The election 
of an Auditor, with the duties above set forth, shall not 
relieve the members of the General Council of the respon- 
sibility of examining into all accounts for and against the 
city, and into the reports of the city officers. ! 


CHAPTER XY. 


BUILDING INSPECTORS—CITY ATTORNEY—CITY ENGINEER 
—CIPy sh xX TON: i 


SECTION. | SECTION. 
93. Building Inspectors; duties. | 96. City Attorney; City Engineer and 
94. Recommendations to be executed. | City Sexton; election; salary; 
95. Election; term of office. | duties: bond of Sexton. 


SEcTION 93. The Mayor and General Couneil of the 
said city, at the meeting when the other officers are elected, 
or at any subsequent meeting of said Mayor and General 


Council, shall have full power and authority to elect three 


freeholders, residents of said city, ‘“ Building Inspectors,” 
whose duty it shall be, in connection with the City Engineer, 
to inspect all buildings and walls located on the various 
streets, lanes and alleys of said city, when they shall be 


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Acts OF INCORPORATION. 49 


requested to do so by the Mayor,.and to report the result of 
said investigation to said Mayor and General Council, with 
a recommendation as to the best course to be pursued, in 
reference to said buildings or walls, for the protection of 
the citizens. 

Src. 94. The said Mayor and General Council shall have Recom- 
full power and authority to execute, in a summary manner,the Hons to pe 
recommendations of said Building Inspectors, or a majority 
of them, at the expense of the owner of said building or 
wall, or the owner of the lot upon which the same may be 
located, in the discretion of the said» Mayor and General 
Council, Should the said owner, after fifteen days’ notice, 
fail or refuse to remove the obstructions reported by said 
Building Inspectors, or a majority of them, such expense 

be collected by execution, to be issued by the Clerk of 
Council; and the said Mayor and General Council shall 
have full power and authority to pass all ordinances that 
may be necessary to carry this measure into full effect.* 

Sec. 95. The said Building Inspectors shall hold their youn of of 
office for the term of two years, except. those elected at the" 
first meeting in January, 1875, or at the next, or any sub- 
sequent meeting thereafter. The Inspectors so elected shall 
vacate their office at the first meeting of the Mayor and 
General Council, in July, 1875, at which meeting the Mayor 
and General Council shall elect Building Inspectors for the 
term of two years, after which time all elections to fill said 
offices shall be held biennially. 

Src. 96. There shall be elected by the Mayor and Gen- 

f ; City Attor- 
eral Council, at the time prescribed in the 20th section of nero! 
this Act, for holding elections for city officers, a City Attor- ity Sex: 
ney, City Engineer, and City Sexton, who shall each hold 
his office for the time prescribed by the said 20th section of 
this Act, unless removed for cause, to be judged of by the 
Mayor and General Council. They shall each receive a 
reasonable salary, to be fixed by the Mayor and General Salary. 


* See Section 287 for additional power in executing recommendations of Building 
nspect ors. 


50 Part 1.—CHARTER. 


Council next preceding their election, which shall not be 
increased or diminished during their continuance in office. 
Their duties shall be prescribed by ordinance. Before en- 
tering on the discharge of their duties, they shall each take 
an oath, before some officer authorized to administer it, to 
faithfully perform the duties of their offices. The City 
Bond Sexton shall enter into bond, with good security, payable to 

said City of Atlanta, in an amount to be fixed and judged 
of by the Mayor and General Council, for the faithful per- 
formance of the duties of his office. 


Duties. 


CHAPTER XVI. 


MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
97. Process to be directed to the Mar- 104. Officers may justify. 
shal. 105. Sale of personal property. ri 
98. Insolvent executions. 106. Salaries. 
99. Witnesses: attendance compelled. 107. Convicts—authority to farm out. 
100. Fee bill may be established. 108. Mayor and Council for 1874. 
101. Fire limits. 109. Vacancies. 
102. Registration. 110. Repealing clause. 
103. Impeachments—General Council 


shall try. Judgment in case of. 


Process di: SECTION 97, All warrants, summonses, precepts, execu- 
rected to : : \ = 
Marshal. tions, or other processes issued by the Clerk of the City 
Council of Atlanta, shall be directed to the Marshal of the 
City of Atlanta. 

Sec. 98. The Mayor and General Council of the City ot 


Atlanta shall not be liable to pay any insolvent executions 


Insolvent 
executions. 


except upon such terms and regulations as they may pre- 
scribe. 

Witnesses. HC: 99. The Mayor and General Council of said city 

sorapatied, Shall have full power and authority to compel the attend- 
ance of parties and witnesses at the Mayor’s Courts, and the 
meetings of said Council, or General Council; and for this 
purpose said Mayor and General Council shall have full 
power and authority to take and receive of parties and wit- 


nesses such bonds as they shall deem necessary to secure the 


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Acts OF INCORPORATION. Sal 


attendance of parties and witnesses, and to pass all ordi- 
nances necessary to carry this provision into effect, and to 
forteit and collect said bonds in the same manner as such 
bonds are now forfeited in the Superior Courts of this 
State.* 
Src. 100. The said Mayor and General Council shall have peu for 
power and authority to establish a fee-bill for the officers of 
said city, not higher than the fees allowed the county offi- 
cers, nor lower than those allowed to Justices of the Peace 
and Constables of the State. 
Src. 101. The said Mayor and General Council shall have Fire limits. 
power and authority to continue the fire limits, as now estab- 
lished by law, and from time to time, in their discretion, to 
extend and enlarge the same, within which fire limits, so 
established, and to be established, it shall not be lawful for 
any one to erect other than fire-proof buildings, or struc- 
tures of any kind, other than fire-proof; and should any 
one erect, or cause to be erected, within such fire limits, so 
established, any such buildings or other structures, said 


* notice, 


Mayor and General Council, after giving five days 
shall cause the same to be removed, at the expense of the 
owners of such buildings or other structures, the said 
expenses to be collected by executions issued by the Clerk 
of Council; and the said Mayor and General Council shall 
have power to determine what buildings or other structures 
are, or are not, fire-proof. : 

Sno. 102. That the Mayor and General Council of said 
city shall have power and authority to provide for the reg- Registra 
istration of voters prior to any municipal election in said ters. 
city ; to make all needful rules and regulations for the same, 
and require that no person be permitted to vote unless reg- 
istered as aforesaid. 

Src. 103. The General Council of said city shall have 


: . ae . General 
the sole right to try all impeachments. When sitting for Couneil 
z shall try 


that purpose, they shall be under oath or affirmation. When en 


* See See. 291; also section 288, for power as to attendance of witnesses and produc- 
tion of papers on examinations. 


52 Parr [.—CHARTER. 


the Mayor is tried, the Judge of the City Court shall pre- 
side, and no person shall be convicted without the coneur- 
rence of two-thirds of the members present. Judgment, in 
‘ase of impeachment, shall not extend further than removal 
from office and disqualification to hold any office of honor, 
trust, or profit, under this charter ; but the party convicted 
shall, nevertheless, be lable and subject to indictment, 
trial, and punishment, according to law. 
Sec. 104. That any of the officers of said corporation, 
Officers = who may be sued for any act done in his or their official 
Ee as character, may justify under this Charter. 


Sec. 105. Whenever any personal property has been 
Sale of per- 
sonal prop- 
erty. 


levied on in the City of Atlanta, if of character to render 
its removal to the City Hall of more than ordinary expense 
or inconvenience, the same may be sold at any place within 
the corporate limits of said city, at public outery, within 
the hours now provided by law, and after having given the 
notice required by law: Provided, the owner thereof gives 
his consent. 
Sec. 106. It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Coun- 
Salaries. C11 now in office in said city, to fix the salaries or compen- 
sation of the officers first to be elected for said city under 
this act. 
Gocoicta. : DECS HO Rar hha the Mayor and General Counéii are 
fupnority , hereby authorized to farm out all persons sentenced to im- 
prisonment for violating the ordinances of said city, in the 
same manner and upon the same terms as the Ordinaries of 
this State are authorized to farm out convicts. 
Sa ati Sec. 108. That the Mayor and Councilmen, in office in 
council for said city, are hereby clothed with all the powers, rights and 
privileges, during their continuance in office, that by the 
terms of this Act are conferred on the Mayor and General 
Council as provided herein. The said Mayor and Council 
shall, in like manner, be subject to the same limitations and 
restrictions. They shall have full power and authority to 
pass all needful ordinances, resolutions and by-laws, for the 
successful carrying into effect of this Act. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 53 


Src. 109. The said Mayor and Gene 


have full power and authority to fill any vacancy that may 


‘al Couneil shally ics 
occur in any office held under election or appointment by 
the said Mayor and General Council, for the unexpired term 
thereof. 
Sec. 110. Repeals conflicting laws. Bepealng 
Approved February 28th, 1874. 


PART L.---CONTINUED. 


AMENDMENTS ENACTED 


GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA 


Since the Adoption of the New Charter 
of 1874. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. ait 


CHAPTER XVII. 


FINANCIAL--PAYMENT OF’ FLOATING DEBT--SINKING FUND. 


SECTION. 
111. One-fourth of tax on real estate to pay floating debt. 


An Act tovamend an Act to-establish a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874. 


Section 111. Be at enacted by the General Assembly of the Qne-fourth 
State of Georgia, That section 33 of the above recited Act Stat to. 
be amended by striking out the words “one-half,” in the ™8 7? 
fourth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the 
words ‘ one-fourth,” so as to make the clause in said section 
in which said words occur read as follows: ‘ And one-fourth 
of the tax on real estate shall be first set aside for the pay- 
ment of the floating debt, until all is paid.’”* | 


Act of February 27th, 1875. 


AUTHORITY TO FUND FLOATING DEBT, ETC. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
112. Title of act. 117. City Treasurer shall keep account 
113. May issue bonds for $385,000. with said fund. 
114. Permanent sinking fund. 118. Fiscal year after 1885. 
115. Provisions for city ; expenses from 119. Prohibited from borrowing money 
January Ist, to June 30th, 1885. except to pay interest. 
116. Funds accumulated may be used. 120. Repealing clause. 


SEcTION 112. To amend an Act entitled an Act to es- 
tablish a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, approved Feb- 
ruary 28th, 1874,and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so 


Title of act. 


as to authorize the said city to issue bonds to be sold, and 
proceeds used in paying off its present floating debt,* and 
to provide for the redemption of said bonds ; to require the 
Mayor and General Council of said city, during the year 
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and each year there- 
after until the whole of the public debt of the city is 
paid off, to set apart and appropriate for that purpose the 
sum of fifty thousand dollars ; to provide for the aceumu- 
lation in the treasury of said city of a sufficient fund to 
pay the interest and current expenses of the city govern- 
ment for six months by setting apart certain sums for 
that purpose, in lieu of one-fourth of the tax on. real 


* See Sees. 33 and 115. 


Part [.—CHARTER. 


Authoriz- 
ing the is- 
suance of 
bonds to 


estate now set apart to pay the floating debt, and to require 
the City Treasurer to keep an account with the said fund, 
to require the revenue of said city, for all sources for the 
year 1885, and succeeding years, to be used to pay the 
interest and current expenses of the city for the latter half 
of the year in which it is collected, and for the first half of 
the next succeeding year; to prohibit the City of Atlanta, 
and all its departments, from issuing checks or seript, unless 
the money is in the City Treasury to meet the same; and 
from borrowing money, or from issuing any obligation of 
indebtedness after January Ist, 1885, except checks drawn 
by the Mayor and General Council on the City Treasury, 
and to fix and regulate the amount of money to be borrowed 
by said city prior to January Ist, 1885, under existing 
laws; to provide that this Act shall not affect the provisions 
of said new Charter, which authorizes the issuance of bonds 
to meet the principal of maturing and outstanding bonds, 
and for other purposes in this Act mentioned. 

Smec. 113. The Senate and House of Representatives of 
the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, do enact, 
That the City of Atlanta is hereby authorized to issue bonds 


the amont with the usual interest coupons attached, to the amount of 


of $385,000. 


Whenu due. 


Shall not 


be sold _ be- 


low par. 


three hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars, said bonds 
to be issued and bear date as soon as the same can be pre- 
pared, and shall be of such form and denomination, and 
bear such rate of interest (not exceeding seven per cent.) as 
the Mayor and General Council of said city shall by ordi- 
nance provide, and shall be payable as follows: twenty-five 
thousand dollars in amount on the Ist day of January, 


1886, and an equal amount on the Ist day of January of | 


each of the immediately sueceedmg four years; forty 
thousand dollars January 1st, 1891, and an equal amount 
on the Ist of January of each of the immediately succeeding 
three years; fifty thousand dollars on the 1st of January, 
1895, and the same amount on the Ist of January, 1896. 
The city shall not sell said bonds, or any portion of them, 
below par. The Mayor and General Council of said city 


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Acts OF INCORPORATION. 9 


shall provide each year by taxation a sufficient amount to Taxati'n to 
pay the principal and interest of said bonds as the same P®Y Ponds: 
shall mature. Said bonds shall be non-taxable by the city. non-taxa- 
es > . ble. 

The proceeds arising from the sale of said bonds shall be 

. : a : : : Proceeds, 
used in paying off the present floating debt of said city, and how used. 
for no other purpose whatever. 

Sec. 114. Be it further enacted, That during the year Permanent 

; 5 d sinking 


eighteen hundred and ninety-six (1896), and each succeed- "+ 


ing year, the Mayor and General Council of said city shall 
set apart and appropriate, from the revenue of the city for 
each year fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), to be used solely 
and exclusively for the purchase and retirement of any bonds 
of the city that may be outstanding, until the whole of the 


public debt of the city is paid off. 


Sec. 115. Be it further enacted, That, in order that said joevayine 


city may accumulate in its treasury a sufficient fund to pay forsix 
the interest and current expenses of the city government for from Ja. i 
six months, and thereby remove the difficulty under which ia 
the authorities of said city labor in being compelled to bor- 

row money during the first half of each year, the follo ving 
authority is hereby given: The Mayor and General Council 

of said city, in lieu of one-fourth of the tax on real estate 

now set apart to pay the floating debt, shall, from the 

receipts from tax on real estate for the year 1879, set apart 

in cash and appropriate twenty thousand dollars for this 
purpose; and said body, for the years 1880, 1881, 1882, 

1883 and 1884, shall, in each of said years, set apart in cash 

and appropriate from the receipts from the same source, 
twenty-five thousand dollars for this purpose, which several 
amounts, aggregating one hundred and forty-five thousand 

dollars, shall be used to pay the semi-annual interest due 
January Ist, 1885, and the currrent expenses of the city 
government from January 1st to June 30th, 1885, inclusive.* 

Sec. 116. Be it further enacted, That the amounts appro-_ 

priated, as provided in the preceding section, for each year, accumula 
shall be carried forward, as it accumulates, intact, and shall used. 


*Extended. See Secs. 121 and 124. 


60 Part I.—CHARTER. 


be held and reserved for the purpose specified: Provided, 
that the city authorities, as said fund accumulates, may use 
the amount accumulated during the previous year, or years, 
to pay the interest and current expenses for. the early part 
of any year prior to the year 1885, the same to be replaced 
in the funds in cash from taxes collected for said year, 
together with the amount required by this Act to Re set 
apart for such year before the year expires. 
Src. 117. Be it further enacted, That the City Treasurer 
Treasurer shall open on his books and keep an account with the fund 


shall keep 
an account provided for in the two preceding sections, until the same 


fund. is accumulated and expended in the year 1885, as therein 
required. 
Src. 118. Be it further enacted, That the revenue of said 
Fiscal year city from all sources for the year 1885, and succeeding 
a years, shall be used to pay the interest and current expenses 
of the city for the latter half, to-wit: from the Ist day of 
July to the 31st day of December, inclusive, of the year in 
which it is collected, and for the first half, to-wit: from 
the Ist day of January to the 30th day of June, inclusive, 
of the next succeeding year. And in order to carry this 
provision into effect, the Mayor and General Council for 
1885, and for each succeeding year, are required to have; 
in cash in the City Treasury, when the year expires, and 
to turn over in cash to their immediate successors one-half 
of the total receipts of the city for the year.* 
Src. 119. Be it further enacted, That the City of Atlanta 


Pr’hibiting (including all its departments) is hereby prohibited from 
from bor- 


rowing _ issuing checks of script unless the money is in the City 


money ex- 

cept to pay Treasury to meet the same, and said city, (including all its 
departments) is prohibited from borrowing money or issu- 
ing any obligations of indebtedness after January Ist, 1885, 
except checks drawn by the authority of the Mayor and 

Proviso. (General Council on the City Treasury :* Provided, that prior 
to January Ist, 1885, the total amount of borrowed money 
to pay interest and expense during the early part of the 


*See Secs. 121, 122, 124, 125. 
$ 


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Acts OF INCORPORATION. 61 


year, under existing law, shall not, for any year before said 
date, exceed the following amounts, to-wit: For the year 
1880, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,- 
000); for the year 1881, one hundred thousand dollars 
($100,000); for the year 1882, seventy-five thousand dol- 
lars ($75,000); for the year 1883, fifty thousand dollars 
($50,000); for the year 1884, twenty-five thousand dollars 
($25,000); which amounts, together with the amounts to 
be carried forward to each year, as provided in sections 3 
and 4 of this Act, is estimated to be sufficient to pay the 
interest and expenses of the city for the early part of said 
years, respectively: Provided, further, that this Act shall 
not affect the provisions of the Charter of said city which Proviso. 
authorizes the issuance of bonds to meet the principal of 
maturing and outstanding bonds. 

Src. 120. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts repealing 
of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby ain 
repealed. 

Approved August 22, 1879. 


CHAPTER XVIII. 


SINKING FUND—CHANGES, AS TO. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
121. Amount of sinking fund. 124, Sinking fund; amount fixed. 
122. Borrowing money; repayment. 125. Borrowing money and repayment. 


Section 121. That from and after the passage of this poreating 
Act, section six of the above-recited Act, approved August “"S* 
22nd, 1879, be and the same is hereby repealed, and that, 
in lieu of said section, it is enacted that the Mayor and 
General Council of said city shall, from the receipts from 
tax on real estate for the years 1885, 1886, 1887 and 1888, 
set apart, in cash in each of said years, and turn over to 
their successors in office, the sum of twenty-five thousand pime ex- 
dollars, which said several sums will, at the end of said Sai 
time, together with the fund heretofore created by said Act, 


amounting, on the first of January, 1885, to one hundred 


2) 


62 Part J.—CHARTER. 


and forty-five thousand dollars, aggregate the entire sum 
of two hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, which said. 


Amount tosum of two hundred and forty-five thousand dollars shall 
be turned 


over. be turned over, in cash, to each succeeding Mayor and Gen- 
Use of ; : ‘ 
fund. eral Council, continuously, for the purpose of paying the 


semi-annual interest due January Ist of each year, and the 
current expenses of the City Government from January Ist 
to June Ist of each year.* 

Src. 122. That, from and after the passage of this Act, 
porrow , the Mayor and General Council for the City of Atlanta for 
me the year 1885 shall have power and authority to borrow 
the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and the Mayor and Gen- 


eral Council for the year 1886 have the power and authority 


to borrow the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, each of 


To be re- . . . : : 
paid out of Said sums to be repaid out of the income of said city for 


income. ° . : : : ° 
each of said years before the expiration of the year in which 
the same is borrowed, and that said City of Atlanta, includ- 


ing all its departments, shall be prohibited from borrowing 


Prohibited 
rowing” ~=any money after said year 1886. 
Sec. 123. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict 
with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. 
Approved December 18th, 1884. 
SINKING FUND—USE OF—BORROWING MONEY—REPAY- 
MENT. 
SECTION 124, The General Assembly of the State of Geor- 
gia enacts as follows: That from and after the passage of 
By this Act, the surplus or sinking fund of the City of Atlanta, 


ed provided for by the Act, approved December 18th, 1884, 


and the several Acts of which the same is amendatory, be, 
and the same is hereby permanently fixed at one hundred 
and seventy-five thousand dollars, instead of two hundred 
and forty-five thousand dollars, as is provided by the said 


*See Sections 115 to 117; also Section 124. 
tSee Section 34, 119 and 125. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION, 63 


Act of December 18th, 1884, and that the said amount of 


one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars shall be ae 


turned over intact and in eash, by the Mayor and Genera ake “a 
Council of each year, to the sueceeding Mayor and General Coenen 
Council of the next year, continuously, for the purposes 
specified in said last mentioned Act ; Provided, nothing here- 

in shall be deemed to repeal the power heretofore conferred | 


on said Mayor and General Council to apply part of said 


: i : May be 
surplus fund temporarily for water-works, replacing the Meena 
3 ; . io Be porarily. 
same in the sums at the time and in the manner required 


by the laws now of force relating to the same.* 

Sno. 125. Be it further enacted by the. authority afore- Borrowing 

y on 

said, That from and after the passage of this Act, the Mayor femporary 
and General Council of Atlanta shall have power and 
authority to borrow money by making. temporary loans of 
not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars in any one 
year, the sum or sums so borrowed to be repaid out of the 
income of the city for the year in which the loan or loans Boge 
were made, and before the expiration of the year in which 
the same was borrowed.t 

Sec. 126. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- 
said, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith be, 
and the same are hereby repealed. i 
Approved July 29th, 1887. 


GHA TER aX LXxX. 


AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; TO REGISTER BONDS, AND 
TO BEFUND THE DEBT OF THE CITY. 


SECTION. SECTION, 
127. $55,625 old Capitol Bonds author- 133. Use of bonds or proceeds. * 
ized. 135. Registration of bonds provided 
130. Issue authorized to meet matur- for. 
ing bonds. 136. Transfer of registered bonds. 
131. Authority to refund the city debt. 137. Guardians, ef al.. may invest in 
132. Interest rate. bonds of the city. 


SECTION 127. That the City of Atlanta is hereby author- yyay issue 
ized to issue bonds, with the usual interest coupons attached, °°" 


*See Sees. 115 to 117; also Sec. 121. 
+See Sees. 34, 119 and 122. 


64 Part J].—CHARTER. 


to the amount of fifty-five thousand six hundred and twen- 
ty-five dollars, said bonds to issue and bear date as soon as 
the same can be performed, and shall be of such denomina- 
tion and form, and bear such rate of interest (not exceeding 
six per cent.) as the Mayor and General Council of said city 
may by ordinance provide, and shall be payable thirty years 
Due in 80 from date. The said city shall not sell said bonds or any 
portion of them below par. They, shall be non-taxable by 
city, and the proceeds arising from their sale shall be used 
Proceeds— in paying the amount due by the City of Atlanta to the State 
ae mate Georgia, being the amount agreed upon as the valuation 
of the old capitol building at Milledgeville, or for replacing 
other funds used for such purposes, in case it should be nec- 
essary to make such payment to the State before said bonds 
can be sold, and for no other purpose whatever. 
uns Sec. 128. The Mayor and General Council shall provide 
roy1slon 


for pay. by taxation sufficient amount to pay the principal and inter- 
ment of. $ . 


est of said bonds as they mature. 


Sec, 129. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with 

this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved September 26th, 1883. 

Sec. 130. The General Assembly of the State of Geor- 
ihe neue or gia enact, That the Mayor and General Council, with the 
Bonds. concurrence of the Aldermanic Board of the City of Atlanta 

be, and they are hereby authorized to cause the issue of 
new coupon bonds of said city to meet and retire the secu- 
rities of said city known as the six per cent. funding bonds, 
as the several installments of the same shall hereafter, from 
time to time, mature and fall due, beginning with the next 
installment, amounting to twenty-five thousand dollars, 
which falls due on the first day of January, 1887. Said 
new coupon bonds to be in such form, to run for such length 
of time, and to bear such rate of interest (not exceeding 
four and one-half (44) per centum per annum) as the said 
City Government may direct, and the proceeds to be applied 


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only for the purpose of paying off and retiring said series 
of six per cent. funding bonds above described. 

Be it further enacted, etc., That all laws and parts of 
laws in conflict herewith are repealed. 

Approved December 24th, 1886. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of At- 
lanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory 
thereof, so as to provide for and authorize the refunding of the pres- 
ent bonded debt of said city as by this Act provided. 


SECTION 131. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the 
State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the 
same, That an Act establishing a new charter for the 
City of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and 
the several Acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same are 
hereby amended so as to hereby provide and authorize the 
refunding of the present bonded debt of said City of At- 
lanta as hereinafter provided. 

Sec. 132. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said city are hereby authorized and em- 
powered to cause the issue of new coupon bonds of said 


city to meet and retire all bonds of said city now out-— 


standing as the several installments thereof shall 
hereafter, from time to time, mature and fall due; said new 
coupon bonds to be in such form, to run for such length of 
time, and to bear such rate of interest, not exceeding four 
and one-half per centum per annum, as the said Mayor and 
General Council may direct, and the proceeds to be applied 
only for the purpose of paying off and retiring any bonds 
of said city now outstanding as the same mature. 


Sec. 133. Be it further enacted, That whereas many of 


the outstanding bonds of said city, which mature, some in 
oD wv? ’ 

IPOOMTUSOT. 2189271895; 1394, 1895,.1896, 1897, 1902, 

1904, 1911 and 1914, bear interest respectively, some 

at six (6) per cent. per annum, some at seven (7) per cent. 
i ; ] 

per annum and some at eight (8) per cent. per annum, 


65 


66 


PART: hCG ARTER: 


therefore, Le it further enacted, That the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council of said City of Atlanta are hereby authorized 
and empowered to issue new coupon bonds of said city to 
run for such length of time, to be of such denominations, 
and to bear such rate of interest not to exceed four and a 
half (43) per centum per annum as said Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council may direct. The bonds hereby authorized 
may be issued from time to time as outstanding unmatured 
bonds of said city, bearing a higher rate of interest, can 
be obtained by purchase or exchange for said new issue of 
bonds, on terms satisfactory to said Mayor and General 
Council. The bonds authorized to be issued under this 
section shall be issued only as outstanding bonds of said 
city as above, of the same amount of principal, are retired 
by purchase with the proceeds of said new bonds, or by 
exchange for new bonds as aforesaid, and said new bonds, or 
the proceeds thereof, shall be used for the retiring, as afore- 
said, of bonds of said city bearing a higher rate of interest 
than the new bonds authorized by this section; and in no 
event shall the amount of bonds issued for this purpose at 
any time exceed the amount of outstanding higher interest 
rate bonds retired by purchase with the proceeds or by 
exchange for such new bonds. 

Sec. 134. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts 
of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are 
hereby repealed. 

Approved, November 13, 1889. 


AUTHORITY TO REGISTER BONDS. 

SECTION 135. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said City of Atlanta are hereby author- 
izedand empowerec to provide for and regulate the regis- 
tration of bonds of said city with the Treasurer of said city, 


Incas full and ample manner as is provided by the laws of 


this State for the registration of bonds of this State. Said 
Mayor and General Council shall have the power to pre- 


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scribe the manner in which bonds of said city which have 
been registered may be transferred or negotiated. 

Sec. 136. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and 
General Council may provide for the issuing of registered 
bonds of said city, in lieu of any bonds authorized to be 
issued in pursuance of this Act, and in lieu of any coupon 
bonds of said city heretofore, or that may be hereafter, 
issued by said city. Said registered bonds shall be similar 
in all respects to the bonds authorized to be issued by said 


eity under the Acts respectively authorizing the issue of 


the same, EXCEPT, that registered bonds under this section 
of this Act shall not be coupon bonds, and the principal 


and the interest shall be payable only at the treasury of 


said city. Said bonds registered under and by virtue of 
this section shall be transferable on the books of the Treas- 
urer of said city, in the manner in substance provided for 
the transfer of the bonds of the State of Georgia, author- 
ized to be registered by the third section of an Act approved 
September 5th, 1887, and which said Act provided for the 
issue, registration, ete., of the bonds of the State of Georgia. 

Sec. 137. Be it further enacted, That any guardian or 
trustee, in his discretion, may invest any funds of his ward 
or cestut que trust in his hands in bonds of said City of 
Atlanta, in the same manner and to the same extent, as such 
funds may be invested in stocks, bonds and other securities 
of the State of Georgia. 

Act of September 4th, 1889. 


68 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


CHAPTER XX. 


CITY COMPTROLLER; OFFICE OF CREATED; MODIFICATION . 
AS TO FINANCIAL AND TAX SYSTEM. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

138. Appointment of Comptroller; 139. Duty as to warrants, change of 
confirmation by General Coun- system in tax department; Tax 
cil; estimates and apportionment Collector separate officer; duties 
of income, how and when made. of officers; assessments and re- 

turns for tax, when made; esti- 
mate of income, ete. ; penalty for 


failure to return for tax; power 
| to relieve against. 


CITY COMPTROLLER. 


SECTION 138. Be it further enacted, That the office of 
City Comptroller of said city is hereby created. The City 
Comptroller shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to 
confirmation by the General Council, by a two-thirds vote 
of the members present at a regular meeting thereof. The 
City Comptroller, now serving under appointment and con- 
firmation, as by ordinance of said city provided, shall serve 
until the first regular meeting of the General Couneil in 
April, 1891, and until his successor is appointed, confirmed 
and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Mayor for 
cause. All subsequent appointments, except to fill vacancies, 
shall be for a term of two years, with the same right of 
removal by the Mayor for cause. The City Comptroller 
shall receive for the term he is now serving, the salary here- 
tofore prescribed by ordinance, and for succeeding terms 
the salary that may be prescribed by the Mayor and General 
Council for the year preceding his appointment, which shall - 
not be changed during his term of office. He shall give 
bond in such sum as may be prescribed by ordinance, with 
security, subject to approval by the Mayor, conditioned for 
the faithful performance of his duties. The duties of said 
City Comptroller shall be such as are now, or from time to 
time may be prescribed by ordinance of said city. Said 
City of Atlanta shall have power to devolve upon the City 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


Comptroller any duty or authority now and_ heretofore 
devolving upon any other officer of said city by charter or 
law, whenever the Mayor and General Council may deem 
it necessary or proper. To enable the City Comptroller to 
keep a general set of books for said city, and to keep regular 
and correct accounts, showing the financial transactions of 
said city, separately and under proper heads, with all persons 
and city officers who may have money transactions with said 
city, and to enable a complete system of checks and balances 
to be provided for said city. Said city may by ordinance 
provide for the apportionment of the revenue or income of 
the city each year, to such departments or heads, and to 
such number of departments or heads as may be deemed 
requisite, instead of to departments or heads heretofore 
provided by charter of said city in section 35 thereof and 
elsewhere therein; and said city may by ordinance change 
the name, number and order of departments or heads for 
appropriations heretofore provided; but all the other 
financial provisions of the charter and amendments thereto 
of said city are continued of force, except as changed by 
this Act. 

Sec. 139. Whenever a warrant or claim shall be pre- 
sented to the City Comptroller he shall have power to re- 
quire evidence that the amount claimed is justly due, and 
for that purpose may summons before him any officer, agent 
or employe of any department of said city, or any other 
person, and examine him upon oath or affimation, relative 
to such warrant or claim, and may require the production 
of books and papers to be used as evidence before him. 

The offiee of Tax Receiver and Collector of said city is 
hereby changed to that of Tax Collector, and the offices of 
Assistant Tax Receivers and Assessors are hereby changed 
to Tax Assessors and Receivers. The Tax Assessors and 
Receivers shall assess real and personal property, and receive 
returns for taxes, and perform such other duties as prescribed 
by ordinance. The Mayor and General Council of said city 
shall designate one of the Tax Assessors and Receivers as 


69 


PART T-—CHARTER. 


Chief Assessor, whose duty it shall be to direct the affairs 
of, and who shall be responsible for the conduct of the 
work of the office of said Assessors and Receivers. The 
manner of such designation, and the regulation of the work 
and office of said Assessors and Receivers, shall be such as 


may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution of the Mayor 


and General Council. The Chief Assessor shall receive 
such salary, if any, in addition to that provided for the 
Assessors and Receivers, as may be deemed proper, which 
shall be fixed before designation, and shall not be changed 
during the term of such designation. 

The office of Tax Collector of said city shall be separate 
and distinct from that of Tax Assessors and Receivers. 
The ‘Tax Collector shall collect the tax of said city under 
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by ordi- 
nance, and shall perform such other duties, in connection 
therewith or incident thereto, as may be prescribed by 
ordinance, not in conflict with this Act and the charter of 
said city, of which this is amendatory. To carry out the 
purposes of this Act, said city may by ordinance, require 
of any officer of said city, the performance of any duty 
deemed necessary or proper thereto. Hereafter all assess- 
ments and all returns of property of every kind, and re- 
turns for street and sanitary and any and all other tax for 
taxation by said city shall be made by the 20th day of May 
of cach year, instead of by the first day of May, as hereto- 
fore provided by section 35 of the charter of said. city. 


The estimate of the income of said city, and the apportion- 


ment thereof, by said section 35 of said charter, required 
to be made by the 10th day of May of each year, shall 
hereafter be made at the first meeting of the General Coun- 
cil in June of each year*. In all cases of failure to return 
property, real, personal or otherwise, for taxation by the 
20th of May of each year, a penalty of ten per cent. shall 
be added to the value of the property of such defaulting 


*See Section 35. 
+ See Sections 174 to 182 relating to tax officers, their duties, ete. 


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AcTs OF INCORPORATION. 


owners, for taxation, ascertained by the return of the pre- 
vious year or otherwise; and by failure to return by the 
20th day of May of each year, for street, railway or other 
capitation-tax, the penalty shall be double tax. But the 
Mayor and General Council shall have power to relieve 
against the penalty for failure to return within the time 
provided, where the failure and omission are due to 
unavoidable or sufficient cause. Notice of the time of 
closing the books for receiving returns shall be published in 
any one or more of the daily papers of said city, for at 
least four insertions, between the Ist and 20th of May of 
each year, and oftener if deemed necessary by the Mayor 
and General Council. 
Act of September 4th, 1889. 


CHAPTER XXI. 


PURCHASE OF LOT FOR: U. 8. BUILDING RATIFIED ; ALSO 
PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE ON OLD CAPITOL. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

140. Purchase of mortgage of N. W. 142. Purchase of lot for U. S. Building 
M. Ins. Co. on Old Capitol on ratified. 
Marietta street ratified. 143. Authority given to make the deed 


of conveyance. 


PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE ON OLD CAPITOL AT ATLANTA 
RATIFIED. 


SECTION 140. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Maektgare 
to N. W. 


Representatives of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby en- ins, Co. 
acted by the authority of the same, That the action of the tine” 
Mayor and Council of the City of Atlanta, in purchasing 

and taking a transfer to itself, of a mortgage given by E. 

N. Kimball to the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Com- 

pany of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for $60,000 (with accrued 
interest, commissions and costs), upon the lot and building 


at present occupied as a State Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, 


fo Part [:——CHARTER. 


be, and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed, and de- 
claredof valid legal force and effect. 
Sec. 141. Repeals conflicting laws. 
Approved February 25th, 1875. 
Sec. 142. Be it enacted by the General Assembly «of: the 
Pete State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the 
PENG u.s.same, That the action of the City of Atlanta, through its 
oe Mayor and Council for the year 1874, in purchasing a lot 
on Marietta street, in said city, for the sum of $50,000, for 
the purpose of conveying the same to the United States of 
America free of cost, for the erection of public buildings, 
be, and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed, and de- 
clared of valid force and legal effect. | 
Sec. 143. Be it further enacted, That the City of Atlanta 
Authorizes is hereby authorized to make a deed of conveyance to the 
States. —_ United States of America, for the purpose indicated. 
Sec. 144. Repeals conflicting laws. 
Approved February 27th, 1875. 


CHAPTER XI 


MAY BE TRUSTEE FOR CEMETERY LOTS; ALMS HOUSE 
PLACED IN CONTROL OF FULTON’ COUNTY; SANITARY 
APPROPRIATION TO BE MADE; EXPENDITURE OF RE- 
CEIPTS; RENT OF MARKET HOUSE. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

145. May hold property and money in 148. Superintendent. 
trust for care, etc., of cemetery 149. Appropriation to sanitary depart- 
lots. ment. 

146. Alms house placed in control of 150. Expenditure of entire cash re- 
Fulton county. ceipts. 

147. City relieved of. 151. May rent market house. 


An Act to authorize and empower the Towns and Cities of this State to 
receive and hold in trust such property or money as may be conveyed 
to them to be used in the preservation and care of Cemeteries or lots 
of private owners therein. 


SECTION 145. Be it enacted, That from and after the 
passage of this Act, any ‘person or persons may conyey to 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. Pas 


the Mayor and City Council of any town or city in this 
State, any money or property to be held by such Mayor and 
Council in trust, the corpus or increase thereof to be 
expended as directed by such conveyance, in the improve- 
ment or preservation and care of such Cemetery, or of the 
burial lots of such owner therein, and such Mayor and 
Council shall receive and hold such property and execute 
such trusts, according to the terms thereof, as other trusts 
are executed under the laws of this State, and shall by its 
Clerk make annual returns to the Ordinary, and shall be 
entitled to such commissions as are paid to other trustees, 
but shall not be required to give bond. 

Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this 
Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved November 12, 1889. 


CONTROL OF ALMS HOUSE. 


SECTION 146. From and after the passage of this Act, and 
its approval by the Governor, it shall be the duty of the 
Ordinary of Fulton county to take entire control and man- 
agement, and pay the entire expense of the maintenance 
of the alms house in said county, and he is fully and exelu- 
sively authorized to admit to, and discharge from, said insti- 
tution, as the justice and humanity of each application may 
demand. 

Sec. 147. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That immediately upon the passage and approval of this city re- 
Act, the Mayor and General Council of the City of Atlanta Meieacs 
shall turn over to the Ordinary full and entire control of 
said institution, and shall be at no further expense in refer- 
ence thereto. 

Sec. 148. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That the said Ordinary shall have authority to appoint a superin- 
Superintendent for said Alms house, and such other assist- "7°" 


14 Part I.—CHARTER. 


ants as the proper management of said institution, and the 
comfort and health of its inmates, may re equire. 
Repealing Repeals conflicting laws. 


clause. wl 
Approved February 26th, 1877. 
APPROPRIATION TO SANITARY DEPARTMENT TO BE MADE. 
Section 149. The Mayor and General Council of said 
fied city, at the time the annual appropriations are made in May 
Sanitary : J 


assessment. of each year, shall set apart and appropriate such amount 
as the probable income of the city will authorize for suni- 
tary purposes, the same to be expended by the Board of 
Health of said city for such purposes.* 

Sec. 150. Said Mayor and General Council are hereby 
authorized to expend and use any excess in the receipts of 


May e 


pend entire r ; rive , - ‘ 16 We 
feccipts the city for any year over the amount appropriated for such 


year: Provided, that such expenditure shall in no ease 
exceed the actual cash receipts for such year.* 
Act of September 3d, 1881. 


May renta HC. 151. That the Mayor and General Council be and are 


Maret hereby authorized to rent or lease from any party who 


may build a suitable market-house or houses in the City of 
eee Atlanta, for a term of not exceeding fifteen years, at a rate 
ed. of rental not to exceed eight per cent. on the investment, 
and. are hereby authorized to make such ordinances as are 
necessary and proper to protect the city in said lease; and, 
provided, further, that said City of Atlanta be and is hereby 
May pur- authorized to purchase said market or markets at any time 
chase 
house. during said fifteen years at original cost of said market 
property.* 
Act of September 18th, 1888. 


“Act of Sept. 3d, 1881. 


*This power to purchase is subject to the limitations of the Constitution of Geor- 
gia of 1877, against incurring indebtedness except as by said Constitution and law 
passed in pursuance thereof, provided. 


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75 


CHAPTER XXIII. 


TAXATION, AND TAX SYSTEM AND TAX OFFICERS; OPENING 
TAX BOOKS; BUSINESS AND SANITARY 
EXECUTIONS BEAR INTER-, 


AND CLOSING 
TAX; TAX ON RAILROADS; 
-EST WHEN; MUNICIPAL TAX SALES; BUSINESS CLASSI- 
FIED FOR TAXATION. 


SECTION. 
167. Executions for taxes, ete., to bear 


SECTION. 
152. Title of act. 


158. Business tax 


may be $200.00; 
proviso as to those paying advalo- 
rem on merchandise, etc. 

o4. Business may be classified for 
taxation. 


interest. 


8. Amended and proviso added. 
. Municipal tax sales—redemption. 
. City may purchase and be put in 


possession. 


155. Time for opening and Eipalfiv tax 171. How resold by city. 
books. 172. Ordinances for carrying out. 

156. Business tax may be $50.00 in cases 174. Assessors for taxation abolished. 
where formerly it was $25.00. 175. Assistant Tax Receivers and Asses- 
Assessment of lots for sanitary sors created. 
purposes authorized. 176. Term, compensation, oath and 

158. Title of Act. bond. 

159, Repeals exemption of sale of 177. Whole time to be given to service 
books, ete. of city. 

160. Railroad property subject to mu- 178. Duties of Tax Receiver and Col- 
nicipal tax. lector—oath and bond. 

{61, Returns to be made. 179. Additional Tax Reeeiver and 

162. Rolling stock and personal prop- Assessor provided for. 
erty distributed for taxation. 180. Duties, compensation, oath and 

163. Laws made applicable. bond. 

165. Executions for paving, sewers, 182. No distinction of rank or title as 
ete., forced. between Tax Receivers and Asses- 

166. Transfer of fi. fas. sors. 

BUSINESS TAX——-OPENING AND CLOSING TAX BOOKS. 


Section 152. An Act to be entitled “An Act to amend 
an Act entitled an Act to establish a new Charter for the 
City of Atlanta,” approved February 28th, 1874, and the 
*several Acts ¢ amendatory thereof, in so far as to authorize the 
Mayor and General Council of said city to levy and collect 
a business tax, as therein provided; to make a just and 
proper classification of business for taxation; fixing the 
time for opening and closing the tax books of said city, and 
for other purposes therein mentioned. 

See. 153. The General Assembly of Georgia do enact, 
That section twenty-six of an Act, entitled an Act to estab- 


lish a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, approved 


Title. 


Business 
’ tax may be 


$200. 


76 Part I.—CHARTER. 


February 28th, 1874, be amended by striking out of said 
section the words ‘twenty-five,’ and inserting in lieu 
thereof “two hundred,” so that a registration tax, such as 
may be required by said section, may be ‘“‘two hundred 
dollars” instead of ‘twenty-five dollars.’”’* 

Proviso. But no person, firm or corporation that may be required 
by city ordinance to pay tax ad valorem on merchandise or 
materials shall be required to pay more than twenty-five 
dollars specific business tax annually. The provisions of 
this Act in no wise to interfere with, or repeal sections 
27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, of said Act entitled an Act to estab- 
lish a new charter for the City of Atlanta, approved Ieb- 
ruary 28th, 1874, which said named sections refer to and 
authorize said city to levy and collect tax on the retail of 

Shall not ardent spirits, theatrical companies, or performances, or 

affect cer- “Lea ate . : . 

tain special Other exhibitions, billiard tables, ten-pin alleys, nine-pin 

sf) alleys, or alleys of any kind, etc., brokerage business, pawn 
brokers, and itinerant traders. 
Sec. 154. Said Mayor and General Council are hereby 


May pass 
ai . . . : ; 
tocarry given authority to pass such ordinances as may be necessary 


into effect. ’ : : ; 
or proper to carry the foregoing section into effect; also, 


to classify business, and arrange the various business, trades 
and professions, carried on in said city, into such classes of 
subjects for taxation as may be just and proper; + Provided, 
that nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize 


Proviso. 
the levy of a tax upon any profession not taxable under 
the general tax act. 
ee Sec. 155. The Tax Receiver and Collector of said city 
ime tor 


ae shall be required to open the books for the collectien of tax 

books. —_ on or before the first day of June of each year, and to close 
said books on the 20th day of September of each year. 

Sec. 156. Be it further enacted, That section 26 of the 

Charter of said city and an Act amending said charter and 

section, approved September 3d, 1879, be and the same are 

hereby amepded, so as to provide that a registration or 


* See Secs. 26 and 156. 
+t Keely vs. Atlanta, Supreme Court, Ga.. Act of Sept. 3d, 1879. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


77 


business tax, such as may be required under said charter 
and amendment, may be as much as fifty dollars on persons, 
firms or corporations that may be required by ordinance to 
pay tax ad valorem on merchandise or materials; but no 
person, firm or corporation, required to pay tax ad valorem 
on merchandise or material, shall be required to pay more 
than fifty dollars annually. The provisions of this Act in 
no wise to interfere or repeal sections 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 
of an Act entitled an Act to establish a new charter 
for the City of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874; 
which said named sections refer to and authorize said city 
to levy and to collect tax on the retail of ardent spirits, the- 
atrical companies or performances or other exhibitions, 


bilhard tables, ten-pin alleys, nine-pin alleys or alleys of 


any kind, etc., brokerage business, pawn-brokers and itin- 
erant traders. Nor is anything in this Act to interfere with 
or repeal any law authorizing tax or license charge for the 
sale of lager beer at retail, or other business, for which the 
authority to tax is separately or specially provided by law. 
Nor is anything herein to interfere with or repeal the author- 
ity existing by the Act of September 3d, 1879, above referred 
to, to tax business as by said Act provided, as much as two 
hundred ($200.00) dollars per annum, in cases where mer- 
chandise or materials are not taxed ad valorem.* 
Act of September 4th, 1889. 


SANITARY TAX. 

Secrion 157, The Mayor and General Council of said 
city are hereby authorized to make an assessment of the 
various lots of land and lot owners in said city for sanitary 
purposes, not to exceed three dollars per annum on each 
lot so assessed, and said Mayor and General Council are 
hereby authorized and empowered to collect the same by 
execution against the lot so assessed and the owner thereof; 
the amount so assessed shall be a lien on thelot from the 


“See Sees. 26 and 153. 


Sanitary 
assessm’ntg 


78 


Part |].—CHARTER. 


date of assessment. The execution shall be issued and en- 
forced in the same manner that tax executions are issued 
and enforced in said city. .The amount so collected shall 
be used for sanitary purposes only. Said Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council shall have power and authority to prescribe 
what shall constitute a lot for sanitary purposes and assess- 
ment, provided no lot shall be less than twenty-five feet 
front: Provided, that this assessment provided in this sec- 
tion shall not be made on vacant lots, and resident lots 
shall not be sub-divided for assessment. 
Act of September 3d, 1881. 


TAX ON SALE OF BOOKS, MAPS AND CHARTS: 


Section 158. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act 
to establish a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, approved 
February 28th, 1874, so as to strike from section thirty-one 
(31) of said Act so much thereof as authorizes the sale of 
books, maps, charts and mathematical instruments free from 
tax in said city. 

Sec. 159. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia 
do enact, That so much of an Act of the General Assembly 
of this State, entitled an Act to establish a new Charter for 
the City of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, as 
authorizes the sale of books, maps, charts and mathematical 
instruments in said city free from tax, is hereby repealed. 


AN ACT TO MAKE RAILROAD COMPANIES SUBJECT TO 
MUNICIPAL TAXATION. ; 


SECTION 160. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
the State of Georgia, That all the property, both real and 


personal, belonging to railroad companies in this State, | 


which is within the taxable limits of any municipal corpo- 
ration, shall be and the same is hereby made subject to tax- 
ation by th® said municipality as fully and as completely 
as is the property of other corporations within the said tax- 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


able limits. And itis hereby made the duty of the muni- 
cipal authorities to cause the said property within the said 
taxable limits belonging to a railroad company, to pay its 
proper and just pro rata of the said municipal taxes. 

Sec. 161. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That in addition to the facts required to be shown by the 
Act of the General Assembly, approved October 16, 1889, 
entitled “An Act to provide a system of taxation of rail- 
road property in each of the counties of this State, through 
which said railroad run, and to provide a mode of assessing 
and collecting the same, and for other purposes, every 
railroad company in this State shall ‘at the time of mak- 
ing the return provided for in said Act, also show the value 
of the company’s property in each incorporate city or town 
through which it runs. } 

Sec. 162. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That the rolling stock and other personal property of said 
railroad companies shall be distributed to said) municipal- 
ities, in the same basis that rolling stock and other person- 
al property are distributed to the counties under the pro- 
visions of said Act of October 16th, 1889; that is, as the 
value of the whole property, real and personal, of the said 
company is to the value of the property located in the par- 
ticular municipality, such shall be the amount of rolling 
stock and other personal property to be distributed for tax- 
ing purposes to each municipality. 

Src. 163. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That all other provisions of said Act approved October 
16th, 1889, be and the same are hereby made applicable to 
the assessment and collection of taxes of railroads by 
municipalities upon the property of such railroads located 
in such municipalities, and upon the rolling stock and oth- 


er personal property distributed under section 3 (three) of 


this Act. 


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) 


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Part I.—CHARTER. 


May issue 
executions. 


Against 
whom. 


Levied, 
how. 


Advertise- 
ment and 
sale. 


SEc. 164. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That all laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same 
are hereby repealed. 3 

Approved December 24th, 1890. 


COLLECTION OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. 


SECTION 165. The Senate and House of Representatives 
of the State of Georgia do enact, That any municipal corpo- 
ration in this State shall have full power and authority 
to enforce the collection of any amount due or to become 
due to it for paving streets or lanes, or for laying sewers and 
drains, or for cleaning, repairing privy vaults in such city 
by execution to be issued by the Treasurer against the per- 
son or persons or corporation or corporations by whom any 
such debts may be due or may become due, which execu- 
tions may be levied by the Marshal of such city on the real 
estate of the owners against whom such executions shall 
issue, and after advertisement and other proceedings, as in 
cases of sales for city taxes, the same may be sold at public 
outcry in manner pointed. out in Act of the General Assem- 
bly, approved February 27, 1877, entitled “ An Act to pro- 
vide for the manner of tax sales by municipal corporations 
in this State, and for other purposes,” and all sales made 
by such city under execution shall be made subject to the 
regulations of the said Act as to purchase by said corpora- 
tion and redemption by owner after sale.* 

Approved October 19th, 1885. 

Sec. 166. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal or col- 
lecting officer of said city, as the case may be, shall be au-— 
thorized to transfer and assign any fi. fa. or fi. fas. issued for 
street, sewer or other assessments, in the same manner upon 
the same terms, and to the same effect, and vesting the pur- 
chaser or transferee with the same rights as in cases of sales 
or transfer of tax fi. fas. as now allowed by law, and that at . 


* See Sections 157 and 2!2 to 219 and 246. 


Acts oF INCORPORATION. 


all sales of property hereafter made, under execution made in 
behalf of the city for the collection of street, sewer and 
other assessments, the owner or owners, as the case may be, 
shall be authorized to redeem the same within the same time, 
on compliance with the same terms, and payment of same 
premiums, interest and cost as in cases of redemption of 
property where sold under tax fi. fa. or fi. fas. as now is, or 
from time to time, may be provided by law. 

Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council of said city, shall have power to exercise reason- 
able supervision and police control over all cemeteries con- 
tiguous to the city, and used by the citizens for interment, 
whether located within the city limits or not. 


INTEREST ON EXECUTIONS, WHEN. 


An Act to provide that all executions for taxes due the State, or any 
county thereof, or any municipal corporation therein, whether issued 
on assessments for permanent improvement of streets or sewers of 
said municipal corporations or otherwise, shall bear interest at the 
legal rate from the time fixed by law for issuing the same, and for 
other purposes. 


SECTION 167. Be it enacted by the General Assembly 
of Georgia, That all executions issued for taxes due the 
State or any county thereof, or any municipal corporation 
therein, whether issued on assessments for permanent im- 
provements of streets or sewers of said municipal corpora- 
tions, or otherwise, shall bear interest at the rate of seven 
(7) per cent. per annum, from the time fixed by law for 
issuing the same; provided, that this Act shall not apply 
to taxes or tax fi. fas. issued by any municipal corporation 
imposing penalties for failure to pay taxes. 

Act of November 11th, 1889. 


Supervisor 
over con- 
tiguous 
cemeteries. 


82 


Municipal 
tax sales. 


Part: ].—CHARTER. 


AMENDING LAW AS TO INTEREST ON EXECUTIONS. 


An Act toamend an Act to provide that all executions for taxes due 
the State, or any county thereof, or any municipal corporation 
therein, whether issued on assessments for permanent improvement of 
streets or sewers of said municipal corporations or otherwise, shall 
bear interest at the legal rate from the time fixed by law for issuing 
the same, and for other purposes. Approved November 11, 1889. 


SECTION 168. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
Georgia, That the Act approved November 11, 1889, pro- 
viding that “all executions issued for taxes due the State or 
any county thereof, or any municipal corporation therein, 
whether issued on assessments for permanent improvements 
of streets or sewers of said municipal corporations, or 
otherwise, shall bear interest at the rate of seven (7) per 
cent. per annum, from the time fixed by law for issuing the 
same; Provided, That this Act shall not apply to taxes or 
tax ji. fas. issued by any municipal corporation imposing 
penalties for failure to pay taxes,” be and the same is hereby 
amended, so as to hereby provide, That said Act shall not 
apply to any municipal corporation on any fi. fas. due to it 
for taxes or assessments, having at the date of the approval 
of said Act, a population of sixty thousand or more, unless 
the Mayor and General -Council, Mayor and Council, or 
other governing authority of any such municipal corpora- 
tion, shall by order, resolution or ordinance provide for the 
charge and collections of such interest on such fi. fas. 

All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
hereby repealed. 

Act of Dee. 24th, 1890. 


* 


MANNER OF TAX SALES BY MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. 


An Act to provide for the manner of Tax Sales by municipal corpora- 
tions in this State, and for other purposes. 


SECTION 169. The Senate and House of Representatives of 


the State of Georgia do enact, That the time, place and 
manner of the sale of property, both real and personal, for 


taxes due to municipal corporations in this State, shall be- 


AcTS OF INCORPORATION. 83 


the same as that provided by law for Sheriffy sales for State 
and county taxes. Whenever any land is so sold, the owner 
thereof shall have the privilege of redeeming said land, thus 
sold, within one year, by paying the purchaser the amount 
paid by such purchaser for said land, with ten per cent. 
premium thereon, from the date of the purchase to the time 
of the payment. 

Src. 170. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Corpora- 
That whenever, at any such sale by a municipal corporation Ceahen 
for taxes due it, by its Marshal or duly authorized officer, hi at 
no one present shall bid for the property put up to be sold 
as much as the tax for which it is proposed to sell the same 
-and the officer’s cost, if any due thereon, after such prop- 
erty shall have been cried a reasonable time, then any duly 
appointed officer or agent of the corporation may bid off 
such property for the corporation, and the Marshal, or other 
officer making such sale, shall make to the corporation a 
deed to the property so sold, and deliver the same to the 
officer designated by the corporation to receive it, and the 
title acquired by the corporation at such sale and by such 
deed, shall be perfect, valid and binding after the period 
above provided ‘for redemption by the owners shall have 
elapsed, and there is no redemption by the owner, as if pur- 
chased by an individual or corporation other than such cor- 
poration so purchasing; and the Marshal, or other dulv 
authorized officer making the sale, shall put the corporation, 
through any officer or person it may designate, in the pos- 
session of the property so sold. 

SEC. 171. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 


That the governing body of any such municipal corporation, How sold 


whether known as Mayor and Councilmen, Mayor and ¢iPe" 


Aldermen, or by any other name, during whose term of 
service any such sale shall take place, nor any subsequently 
elected or appointed governing body, shall be capable of 
diverting or alienating the title of the corporation to any 
property so purchased, except by a’ public sale of the same 
to the highest bidder. 


84 


Part 1I.—CHARTER. 


Ordinance. 


Shall not 


apply to 
counties. 


Repealing 
clause. 


Assessors 
for taxati’n 
abolished. 


Assistant 
Tax Re- 
ceiver and 
Assessor. 


Term. 


Compensa- 
tion. 


Oath 
Bond. 


Service. 


Sec. 172. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That municipal corporations shall have full power and 
authority to pass appropriate ordinances and by-laws to 
carry this Act into effect. 

Sec. 175. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That this Act shall not be construed to apply to counties. 

Repeals conflicting laws. 

Approved February 27th, 1877. 


TAX OFFICERS—DUTIES, see, 


SECTION 174. The offices of Assessors of real estate for 
taxation in said city are hereby abolished. 

Sec, 175. At the first meeting of the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council of said city, after the approval of this Act, 
said body shall elect two Assistant Tax Receivers and As- 
sessors, whose duty it shall be, in conjunction with the Tax 
Receiver and Collector of said city, to assess the real estate 
in said city for taxation, and to receive returns of property, 
both real and personal, and in cases of failure to return 
personal property for taxation, or failure to make a true 
return, or attempted fraud in returning the same, to assess 
the value of personal property for taxation. 

Sec. 176. One of said Assistant Tax Receivers and As- 
sessors shall be elected to hold his office until July, 1882, 
and one until July, 1883. Their successors shall be elected 
and hold their offices for two years, and until successors are 
elected and qualified. They shall have such compensation 
as the Mayor and General Council shall prescribe before 
their election, which shall not be changed during their 
terms. + They shall take such oath and give such bond as 
may be required by said Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 177. That said Assistant Tax Receivers and Asses- 
sors and the Tax Receiver and Collector of said city shall 
give their whole time to the service of the city during such 


+ See Section 182. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 85 


business hours as the Mayor and General Council may pre- 
scribe during their terms. 

Src. 178. That the Tax Receiver and Collector of said _ 
city shall discharge the duties above specified (in section ceiver and 
24 of this Act) in addition to those now required by law, eat 
and shall give sufficient bond with sureties, to be approved 
by the Mayor and General Council, and shall take such 
oath before the Mayor as the Mayor and General Council 
may prescribe. 

Act of September 3, 1881. 


Suc. 179. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the 4 aaitionay 


State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the tr roy. 


same, That an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of geo. °* 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several 
Acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same are hereby 
amended, so as to hereby provide that the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council of said city shall, at the first or second regular 
meeting of said body after the approval of this Act, elect when to be 
an Assistant Tax Receiver and Assessor, who shall hold his “°°” 
office until the first Monday in July, 1889, when, and every Term of. 
two years thereafter, his successor shall be elected, so as to 
make the number of Assistant Tax Receivers and Assessors 
of said city three instead of two as heretofore. 

Sec. 180. The duties. of the Assistant Tax Receiver and compensa. 


° 2» tion, oath 
Assessor created by this Act, shall be the same.as that of and duties, 


the two Assistant Tax Receivers and Assessors heretofore "°°" 
created by law; his compensation shall be fixed in like 
manner, and he shall take the same oath and give the same 
bond and perform the same service as said named officers 
already serving. 

Sec. 181. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to ax receiv- 


; : > . : er and as- 
relieve the Tax Receiver and Collector of said city of any Sessor NOt 
: : : : relieved o 
duty or service heretofore devolving on him by law. present du- 


ties. 


86 


PART ‘i.—CHAARTER: 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of At- 


lanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory 
therof, so as to provide as follows: To abolish all distinction of rank 
and title as to Tax Receivers and Assessors of said city; to provide 
that the Chairman of the Committee on Sanitary Affairs shall be 
ex-officio a member of the Board of Health of said city, in addition 
to the five members as now provided by law. 

SECTION 182. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, all 
distinction of rank and title as between the Tax Receivers 
and Assessors of said city is hereby abolished, and each of 
said Assessors shall have equal rank and authority, and the 
Mayor and General Council of said city are hereby empow- 
ered at any time after the passage of this Act, and prior to 
July Ist, 1891, to make the salaries to be paid’ said Tax 
Receivers and Assessors equal in.amount; Provided, that this 
Act shall in no wise interfere with the authority which the 
Mayor and General Council of said city now have under an 
Act approved September 18th, 1883, with reference to the 
fixing of certain salaries in said Act referred to. 

Act of December 11th, 1890: 


See Section 139 for change as to tax officers and duties, in Act creating City Comp- 


troller. 
See also Sections 80 to &l. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 87 


CHAPTER XXIV. 


WATER COMMISSIONERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER BONDS, 
ETC.; ADDITIONAL POWERS CONFERRED. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
183. Water Commissioners issue no 196. Rights-of-way; may purchase, con- 
more bonds. demn and lease property. 
154. Surplus reve iue; assessment for 197. Power as to use of streams. 
water pipe. 198. Laying mains. 
185. Redemption bonds. 199. Disputed condemnation of prop- 
186. Title of Act. erty. 
187. Number of Board; how elected, 200. Use of reserve and other funds; 
etc. temporary loans. 
188. Income to be paid into City Treas- 201. Authority as to procurement of 
ury and expenses to be paid out funds. 
on orders of Mayor and General 202. Work under control of the Mayor 
Council. and General Council. 
189. Estimate of income; appropria- 203. Previous legislation of force. 
tions to water-works. 204. Provides for six Commissioners. 
190. Expenses within income. 205. One from each ward; terms of 
191. Sinking fund; how managed. office. 
192. Corporate limits extended for 206. Terms commence when; vacan- 
police purposes and to protect the cies. 
water und water supply, ete. 207. Board, how constituted; Mayor 
193. No expenditure by the Board in and chairman of committee, mem- 
excess of income. bers ea-officio. 
194. Power to enlarge and improve 208. Compensation, when fixed. 
water supply at the present or any 209. Issue of $250,000 of bonds provided 
other site; control of water shed. for. 


195. Surveys authorized. 


An Act to amend an Act to establish a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and for other purposes. 


SECTION 183. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 

the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of WaterCow- 
: i “ missioners. 

the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, and 
its approval by the Governor, the Board of Water Com- 
missioners of the City of Atlanta shall not be empowered 
to issue any more bonds.* 

Sec. 184. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, surplus 
Oat ay PEM : aes : saa i revenue. 
That said Board of Water Commissioners shall invest all 
surplus revenue which may from year to year come into 
their hands, together with the amount paid them annually — 
by the Mayor and General Council, in bonds of the City of 
Atlanta, the same to be purchased at the lowest market 


*S5ee Sec. 47. 


88 


Part -)=—CHARTER: 


price, and turn them over to the Treasurer of the City of 


Atlanta, to be entered upon his books as paid, and then can- 


As'essment celled and destroyed by the Treasurer and Finance Commit- 


for water 
pipe. 


« 


tee of the General Council. That whenever the said Board 


~ of Water Commissioners shall cause water pipe to be laid 


along any street in the City of Atlanta, they are hereby 
authorized to assess the cost, or such portion of the cost 
of such pipe, and the expense of laying the same, and 
of erecting hydrants, upon the owners of all improved 
property on each side of the street, or portion of a street 
along and through which such pipe has been, or may be, 
extended, such assessment to be made under such just and 
equitable rules as said Board of Water Commissioners may 
establish, not exceeding seven dollars each; and if any 
property owner shall refuse, after demand, to pay such 
assessment, the name of such person, the amount due by 


_ him, and a description of the property in front of which 


such pipe has been run, shall be furnished by the Board to 
the Clerk of the City Council of Atlanta, who shall issue 
execution against such owner for the amount due; which 
said execution shall be levied by the City Marshal and col- 
lected out of the property mentioned on tax execution, and 
the amount paid over to the Water Commissioners, and the 
fees of the Clerk and Marshal shall be the same as allowed 
by law for tax executions; Provided, that any person taking 
water on his, her or their premises, shall be charged the 
regular water rate, and shall not be subject to said assess- 
ment: Provided, further, that if the property owner afore- 
said shall take, within twelve months from the laying said 
pipes, water in pursuance of all rules and regulations of the 
Water Commissioners, then said sum so collected shall be 
credited upon the current water rates of the property owner 


for the year he or she shall take the same: And, provided, 


also, in no case shall any sum be levied upon any property 
owner failing or refusing to take said water more than one 
term. . 


iat 
Sosa 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 89 


SEC. 185. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
no bonds issued by the Mayor and General Council of the “ras nae a 
City of Atlanta, to meet maturing and outstanding bonds, 
shall bear a higher rate of interest than such maturing 
bonds. No more bonds shall be issued for : any other pur- 
poses.”* 


Act of February 27th, 1877. 


WATER WORKS—EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS, ETC. 


SECTION 186. An Act to amend an Act entitled “an Act Title. 

to establish a new charter for the City of Atlanta,” approved 
February 28, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory there- 
of, so far as to provide for three instead of five Water Com- 
missioners for said city, and to provide their compensation. 
To require the revenue from the water-works to be paid 
into the City Treasury, and to provide for appropriations 
from the City Treasury to pay the expenses of operating 
said-water works; to restrict the expenses of said water- 
works to its income. To require the Mayor and General 
Council of said city to invest the thirty-five hundred dollars 
required to be raised annually by taxation asa sinking fund 
for the redemption of water bonds, instead of the Board of 
Water Commissioners, and to incorporate certain territory 
for police and sanitary purposes, in order to protect said 
water-works and its appurtenances, and_ the purity and 
healthfulness of the water. 

Sec. 187. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia 
do enact, That at the first regular meeting of the Mayor Board of 


WwW aterCom- 


and ie ahiied Council, in 1880, said body shall elect three * missioners 
to consist 


Water Bra ssotiors for the City of Atlanta; which said tances 


three members shall constitute the Board of Ween Com- eles 


Council. 
missioners of said city, instead of five members as hereto- °°" 
fore. 7+ Said new members shall be elected and hold their 


*See See. 56. 

*Sce Sec. 221. 

* See Been. 39 and 56, 57 and 204, 205 and 207 
+ Mayor ea-officiv. Sec. 207. 


90 ParT I.—CHARTER. 


office for the following terms: One for one year, one for 
two years and one for three years. At the end of the term 
of each of said members, and thereafter, Water Commis- 
sioners shall be elected for three years. Said new Com- 
missioners and their successors shall receive such compen- 
sation, not to exceed two hundred dollars per annum, f as 
the Mayor and General Council for the year next preceding 
their election shall provide ; and which shall not be changed 
during their terms. 
Src. 188. On and after January Let 1880, all money 
Income to collected from water rents, and any other income from said 


be paid in- 
to City  water-works, shall be paid, as collected, to the Clerk of 


Treasury. 
Council of the city, and by him into the City Treasury, 
and the necessary funds to carry on said water-works shall 
be paid out of the City Treasury on orders of the Mayor 
and General Couneil. 

=n ae Sec. 189. Said Board shall by the first meeting of the 

eee Mayor and General Council in May of each year, file with 

penses. said body an estimate of the probable receipts from water 
rents and other income, if any, and of the amount neces- 
sary to run said water-works during the current year. 
Said Mayor and General Council shall then, and at the same 
time that other appropriations are made, make such appro- 
priations, and set apart such amount for said water-works, 
as may be necessary for the economical and successful oper- 
ation of the same ; and shall pay the same over to the Board 
of Water Commissioners as it may be needed.+ 

Expenses Sec. 190. The annual appropriation for water-works shall 


to be con- : i . 
fined toin- never exceed the estimated annual income, except in an 


toa extraordinary emergency, to be judged of by the Mayor 
and General Council. 

ig Sec. 191. The sinking fund of thirty-five hundred dol- 

Hees lars, which the Mayor and General Council of said city are 
required to raise annually by taxation, shall hereafter be 
invested, managed and expended by the Mayor and Gen- 


t See Section 57. 
{Section 35. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 91 


eral Council, instead of the Board of Water Commissioners 
of said city.* 7 
Sec. 192. For the purpose of enabling the city authori- corporate 

ties to fully protect said water-works, including the ma- pea ae 
chinery, telegraph line, pipes, the reservoir, the water, Rees Dal 
and the purity and healthfulness of the same, the corpo- 

rate limits of the City of Atlanta are hereby extended so 

as to embrace the following land lots in the 580th District, 
Georgia Militia, known as Blackhall District, to-wit : 

Land lots numbers 71, 72, 73, 74, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 

103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 120, 121, 122, and in Fulton 
county, Georgia; and said Mayor and General Council are 

hereby fully authorized and empowered to pass such ordi- 


nances in relation to, and over the territory embraced in, Po*eS, 
: 2 . sion. 
such extension as may be proper and necessary for the full, 


ample and complete protection of said water-works, and all 
its appurtenances as above mentioned. And they shall 
have full power and authority to enforce by penalties a 
compliance with, and observance of, such ordinances. And 
said body, or the Board of Health of said city, may cause 
to be abated and removed anything which may cause impu- 
rity or unhealthfulness of the water from the said water- 
works. 
Sec. 195. After the passage of this Act, and before the 
first appropriation herein’ provided for, said Board of Water N° expen- 


diture in 
Commissioners shall not incur any expense, or make any &X°°ss °F 


expenditures in excess of its income. 


*% > . . . 
All laws and parts of laws conflicting with the above Repealing 
Ss oe clause. 
Act, or any of its provisions, are hereby repealed. 


Approved August 29th, 1879. — 


*See Secs. 56 and 194 to 203. 


92 


Surveys, 
ete. 


Part [I.—CHARTER. 


SONFERRING ADDITIONAL POWER, ETC., AS TO WATER 
7 SUPPLY. 

An Act to amend the Charter and laws of the City of Atlanta so as to 
authorize and empower the City of Atlanta to enlarge and improve 
the water supply of said city in any manner and to any extent that is 
or may be needful from the present or any other site or sites; to acquire 
rights and property, real and personal, for the same, both within and 
without the corporate limits of said city, and anywhere in this State, 
upon just compensation, and to confer all authority, rights and reme- 
dies necessary or appropriate for obtaining the water and right-of-way 
and water power, and for forcing it into and distributing it in the city, 
and for carrying into effect the object of this bill, and for other 


purposes. 

Section 194. The General Assembly enacts, That the 
Charter of the City of Atlanta and laws of this State be, and 
they are hereby so amended as to authorize and empower 
the City of Atlanta to enlarge and improve the existing 
water supply and water-works of said city in any manner 
and to any extent that is or may be needful from the pres- 
ent or from any other site or sites; that said city shall have 
power to acquire all rights and property, real and personal, 
necessary or appropriate for affording a complete and suffi- 
cient supply of reasonably pure and clear water to said city, 
and shall have power to acquire and hold or use all such 
rights and property, both within the limits of said city and 
anywhere in this State, including ownership of and domin- 
ion in whole or in part over the water shed from which the 
water to be supplied is gathered, however large the tract of 
land necessary for the purpose may be, so as to let said water 
shed grow up in grass and trees without manuring or tillage 
or other hurtful use, and so as to keep the water clear and 
pure. | 

Sec. 195. Be it further enacted, etc., That the said city 
shall have power to cause such examinations and surveys 
to be made for the proposed work contemplated in this 
bill as shall be necessary or proper to the selection of the 
most advantageous location or locations, site or sites, water 
shed or sheds, and right or rights, way or ways, for locating 
all their works and appliances for bringing the water and 


Acts OF INCORPORATION, 


distributing it in the city, and for carrying out the object 
of this bill; and for such purpose the said city, by its 
officers, agents, servants or employees, shall have the right 
to enter upon the land or water of any person, and all the 
rights, powers and privileges heretofore conferred by the 
legislature under any bill enacted by the same upon said 
city for erecting and maintaining water-works, are hereby 
revived and contiued in full force for the purposes of this 
Act, in extending said water-works, or in erecting new 
water-works, either or both, as the case may be. 

Sec. 196. Be i further enacted, That the city, by its 
agents aforesaid, may construct its works or lay its pipes 
upon acquiring the property or right so to do, as the case 
may be, with the necessary way or ways, dams, canals, race- 
ways, reservoirs, excavations, or embankments, and do all 
acts and things necessary for the construction and main- 
tenance of said works, and shall have power to lease or 
buy or condemn any property, real or personal, anywhere 
in this State for the purpose, or acquire the same by dona- 
tion, and to sell, lease or dispose of any part thereof not 
found necessary for the works, at the pleasure of the city ; 
and said city, by its agents as aforesaid, shall have power 
to obtain gravel, stone, earth, timber, or other material, 
and to take such land as may be necessary for the proper 
construction, Operation and security of said works, and to 
cut down any trees that may be necessary therefor, or secu- 
rity of the same, making compensation therefor, as by this 
bill, or under the law provided for property taken for 
public use, and shall have. all other powers and authority 
necessary and appropriate to accomplish the objects of this 
Act. 

SEC. 197. Be it further enacted, etc., That said city shall 
have power to use and employ for the purpose of said works 
any stream or streams of water or water course or water 
courses, or any part of such waters, which by said city shall 
be deemed necessary and appropriate ; to use such waters 
by employing the same for power to run or move the nec- 


93 


Rights of 
way, ete. 


Lease, pur- 
chase, sale 
and con- 

demnation 
of property 


Use of 
streams, 


94 


Laying 
mains. 


Disputed 
condemna- 
tion of 
property. 


Employ- 
ment of 
city reserve 
funds, etc. 


Part ].—CHARTER. 


essary machinery, or for pumping through the mains and 
distributing over the city, either or both, as the case may 
be; making compensation therefor as by law required. 

Sec. 198. Be it further enacted, That said city shall have 
power to lay its mains along any street or highway, or 
otherwise, whenever necessary ; to cross, occupy, or appro- 
priate with its works such highways or streets or any part 
thereof. 

Src. 199. Be it further enacted, That the rights and rem- 
edies of said city, and all persons and corporations whose 
property, franchises, easement or rights it may seek to con- 
demn or appropriate for the purposes of this Act, shall be 
those contained in, and set out in, part 2, title 1, chapter lL, 
section 1689, sub-section L, of the present Code of Georgia 
for condemning and making compensation for property 
where the same is sought to be taken for railroad purposes, 
substituting the said city as the pro-movant in such proceed- 
ings in lieu of the railroad company, as in said section con- 
templated, and if, in any respect, the rights and remedies 
in said section set out should be found inappropriate, then 
the right and remedies shall be the same as is contained 
and provided in the Act of the Legislature of said State 
originally authorizing the City of Atlanta to provide and 
erect water-works, and in the several amendments after- 
wards made thereto. 

Sec. 200. Be it further enacted, etc., That for the purpose 
of carrying into effect the objects of this Act, the said city 
shall have power to use and employ the fund or funds ac- 
cumulated under the charter of said city, under the Act 
of the General Assembly of said State, approved December 
18, 1884, relative to providing a fund for the purpose of 
making a part of the taxes of each year available for cur- 
rent expenses during a portion of the succeeding year, and 
under the several Acts, of which said last recited Act is 
amendatory, and for the purpose aforesaid, the City of 
Atlanta shall have power to make any contract or contracts, 
or to incur any obligation or obligations upon the means 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 95 


and resources of said city, not repugnant to the Constitution 
of this State; and that to supply the place of accumulated 
funds diverted, or used as above specified, there shall be 
annually set apart twenty-five thousand dollars of the reve- 
nues of said city, commencing with the year 1887, until a 
fund of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars has been 
accumulated, which shall be applied as contemplated, and 
required from year to year, as required by said Act of 
December 18, 1884, and the several Acts of which the same 
is amendatory; and in the meantime said city may make 
such temporary loans as are actually necessary in the begin- 
ning of the year to anticipate the revenues until the collec- 
tion of the same begins to flow into the treasury in the 
summer months. 

Src. 201. Be it further enacted, etc., That said city shall 
have power, if by it deemed wise to do so, to procure from Proguring 
any person or persons willing thus to invest the funds, in others, ete. 
whole or in part, necessary to extend said works, or to erect 
new works, and to vest the title to a corresponding part of 
the property, or the whole of it, as the case may be, to him 
or those thus advancing the money, upon an agreement that 
the city have an option to purchase and pay for a title to 
the property at a future day whenever the city shall be 
provided with funds or means of doing so, the city in the 
meantime using and operating the works at an agreed 
rental, to be paid by it upon such terms and conditions as 
may be by the parties agreed on. 

Sec. 202. Be it further enacted, etc., That the work con- 
templated under this Act shall be carried on through the Control of 
agency of the Board of Water Commissioners of said city, 
under the direction and control of the Mayor and General 
Council of the same. 

Src. 203. Be it further enacted, etc., That the works pro- Previous 

: 5 < : legislation, 
vided for or contemplated under this bill are to be deemed ete. 
and taken as a continuation of, and in lieu of, the water- 
works heretofore enacted and used by said city, and all 
existing legislation, as well as the ordinances of said city, 


96 


Six Com- 
missioners 
to be 
elected. 


One from 
each ward. 


Terms of 
office. 


Parr I.—CHARTER, 


forbidding trespasses or any interference with said water- 
works, and all sanitary laws and regulations relative to the 
same, are hereby revived and made applicable to said new 
works, or extended works, as the case may be, with the 
same remedies, pains and penalties as by previous Acts and 
ordinances of the City of Atlanta, or the general laws of 
the State, are or may be provided.* 

Repeals conflicting laws. 

Approved September 5th. 1885. 


BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS; ONE MEMBER FROM 
EACH WARD; MAYOR AND CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE 
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. 

An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to provide that Board of Water Commissioners of 
said city shall consist of one member from each of the six wards of 
said city, and that the Mayor and Chairman of the Committee on 
Water-works of the General Council shall each be ex-officio a mem- 
ber of said Board; to provide for the election, and prescribe the terms 
of service of the members of said Board, and for other purposes. 

SECTION 204, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
the State of Georgia, That at the second regular meeting of 
the Mayor and General Council of the City of Atlanta in 

December, 1887, said body shall elect six Water Commis- 

sioners for said city. | 
Sec. 205. One of Said Commissioners shall be elected 

from each of the six wards of said city. The terms of the 
members first elected under this Act shall be as follows: 

Those elected from the first and second wards shall hold 

their offices for a term of one year; those elected from the 

third and fourth wards shall hold their offices for a term of 
two years, and those elected from the fifth and sixth wards 
shall hold their offices for a term of three years. At all sub- 
sequent elections, except to fill vacancies, the members shall 
be elected for a term of three years each, and on the expira- 


tion of a term, or the existence of a vacancy, a member 


og et Le a 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. Q7 


shall be elected from the ward in which the same occurs. 
Sec. 206. The terms of office of all members of said 
’ I : : When 
Board shall commence on the first day of January following terms pe- 


: ; : ‘ 4 ; ; gin 
their election, except in cases of elections to fill vacancies. 
: . z Vacancies. 
In the latter case, elections shall be for the unexpired term. 


Sxe. 207. The Mayor of said city, and the chairman of 

f Ex-otficio 
mem bers 

said city shall each be ex-officio a member of the Board of Ria er 

missioners 


the committee on water-works of the General Council o 


Water Commissioners of said city, and said six members 
above provided for, together with said Mayor and Chair- 
man of the committee on water-works, shall constitute the 
Board of Water Commissioners of said city instead of three 
members and the Mayor of said city as heretofore. 

Sec. 208. The compensation of the members of said Board compensa- 
of Water Commissioners shall be fixed by the Mayor and sia 
General Council before their election, and shall not be 
changed during their continuance in office, except as and to 
the extent provided in an Act amending the charter of said 
city, Approved Sept 18th, 1883. 

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
hereby repealed. 

Approved October Ist, 1887. * 


ISSUE OF WATER BONDS PROVIDED FOR. 

Secrion 209. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- 
said, That the Mayor and General Council of the City of 
Atlanta be and they are hereby authorized to issue bonds to 
the amount of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 
($250,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary and 
allowed by the Constitution of the State, in such denomina- 
tions and to be due at such time as they may determine, 
and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed four and a half 
(45) per cent. per annum, for the purpose of increasing the 
water supply of the City of Atlanta. 

Act of December 4th, 1889. } 


* See Sees. 39, 56 and 187. 
_ * See Code of Ga., Secs.; also Stephens vs. Albany and Gavin vs. Atlanta, decided 
in 189), as to election to aetermine the question as to the issue. 


98 


Parr DL —CHARTER. 


STREET, 


CHAP TER (XxX Oave 


SIDEWALK AND 


SEWER ASSESSMENTS; 


STREET 


AND SIDEWALK PAVING AND SEWER CONSTRUCTION ; 
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF STREETS AND SEWERS 
ESTABLISHED, THEN ABOLISHED AND THEIR POWERS 
DEVOLVED ON MAYOR AMD GENERAL COUNCIL; COM- 
MISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CLERK CREATED. 


SECTION. 

210. Title of paving and sewer Act. 

211. Power to grate, pave, etc. 

212. Assess cost of sidewalks and curb- 
ing. 

213. Assess cost of paving streets. 

214, Equalizing assessments authorized 

215. Lien of assessment. 

216. Collection of assessment. 

217. Work, grade, profiles, ete. 

218. Assess cost of sewers; duty of City 
Engineer. 

219. Sewers through property. 

220. Commissioners of street and sew- 
ers. 

2921. Oaths of. 

229, Qualification; compensation; 
chairman and secretary. 

223. Superintendent of streets. 

2214. Control of work. 

220. Hstimates,:ete. 

226. Treasurer: bond. 

227. Reports. 

228. Shall not contract with the city. 

229, Board of Commissioners of streets 
and sewers abolished and powers 
devolved on Mayor and General 
Council. 

30. Commissioner of public works 
and clerk ; election of. 

251. Powers and duties of Commis- 
sioner to be defined by ordinance ; 
compensation of Clerk and Com- 
missioner. 

232 Bond and oath of Commissioner 
and Clerk. 

233. Statement to be filed by Commis- 
sioner before entering upon his 
duties. 

234. Other than charter offices may be 
consolidated as to duties with 
duties of Commissioner and Clerk. 

235. Collection aud lien fer street pay- 
ing, ete., from street railroads. 

236. Paving on petition having less 


than one-third frontage. 


SECTION. 
237 To connect improved streets or 


243. 
O44, 
245, 


246. 


256, 


257. 


portions thereof on petition of 
less than one-third of frontage. 
Railroads and street railroads may’ 
be assessed for improvements. 
Authority to close lanes 
alleys. 

Authorizing transfer of fi. fus. for 
improvements. 

Duty. of railroads as to bridges, 
crossings, etec., in the city. 

County convicts, work in city. 
Same subject. 

Additional power as to drainage, 
sewerage and plumbing. 
Assessment per lineab foot for 
sewers constructed in streets and 
through property ; rights of con- 
nection, ete.; diserecion of Mayor 
and General Council; remaining 
cost paid by city out of annual 
appropriations for that purpose; 
illegality may be filed. 

Control as to time and manner 
of work. 

Procedure if damages claimed. 
Rule as to street corners in assess- 
ing for sewer. 

Lien of assessment. 

Ordinances for constructing sewers 
and publication of notice of same ; 
substantial compliance 

Procedure if property owner fails 
to appoint assessors for opening 
street, ete: 

City may decline property assessed 
for streets, ete. 

Procedure where assessors fail to 
agree and further, fail to agree on 
a fifth assessor, 

Former provisions retained, 
Authorizing condemnation of 
certain corporate property for 
Opening Edgewood avenue. 


and 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


ASSESSMENT OF COST OF PAVING—COMMISSIONERS OF 
STREETS AND SEWERS, ETC., ETC. 


Srecrron 210. An act to amend an Act establishing a new Title. 


Charter for the City of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 
1874, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to 
authorize the Mayor and General Council of said city to 
grade, pave, macadamize, and otherwise improve the streets 
of said city; and to authorize said body to assess and collect 
two-thirds of the cost of said improvements out of the real 
estate fronting on said streets so improved; and to authorize 
drains in said city, and to assess the cost of the same on real 
estate abutting on the streets through which sewers may be 
constructed and placed, and on the real estate through which 
sewers may pass; and to authorize sewers and drains to be 
constructed through private property on the payment of 
damages ; and by establishing a Board of Commissioners of 
Streets and Sewers for said city, to fix their terms, compen- 
sation and duties; and to provide that in the event the 
receipts of said city for any year shall exceed the amount 
of the aggregate appropriations for such year, that such 
excess may be used and expended by the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council of said city; and to provide for a separate appro- 
priation each year for sanitary purposes, the same to be 
expended by the Board of Health; and to authorize the 
Mayor and the General Council of said city to make an 
assessment on the various lots and lot owners In said city 
for sanitary purposes, not to exceed three dollars per annum 
on every lot so assessed, and to authorize the collection of 
the same by execution, levy and sale; and to provide that 
hereafter Police Commissioners shall be elected by a ma- 
jority vote instead of a two-thirds vote of the Mayor and 
General Council of said city; and to amend section sixty 
(60) of said original Act in reference to opening streets so 
as to abolish the Board of Assessors of real estate for taxa- 
tion in said city, and to create a Board of Assessors of real 
and personal property for taxation, of which Board the Tax 


99 


100 Parr JI.—CHARTER. 


Receiver and Collector of said city shall be a member, and 
to define their powers and duties. To authorize the payment 
of Election Commissioners reasonable compensation; also 
to provide for the election by said body, in January, 1882, 
of a Board of Health for the following terms: One for one 
year, two for two years, and two for three years, and their 
successors for three years. Also, to amend section 67 
of said Act of 1874, so as to provide that the mem- 
bers of the Board of Health need not be elected, one trom 


each ward, as therein provided, and for other purposes. 
SEC. 211. Be it enacted by the General Assemby of the 
mae” State of Georgia, That the Mayor and General Council of 
pave“ the City of Atlanta shall have full power and authority in 
their discretion, to grade, pave, macadamize and otherwise 
improve for travel and drainage of. the streets and public 
lanes and alleys of said city, and to construct sidewalks and 
pave the same; to put down curbing, cross-drains, crossings — 
and otherwise improve the same. { 
Sec. 212. That in order to fully carry into effect the 


Assess cost : : . 
oiside authority above delegated, said Mayor and General Council 


curbing. shall have full power and authority to assess the cost of 
paving and otherwise improving the sidewalks, including all 
necessary curbing for the same, on the real estate abutting 
on the street, and on the side of the street on which the 
sidewalk is so improved. . 
Sec. 215. That said Mayor and General Council shall 
Assess cost : : : , 
of paving also have full power and authority to assess one-third of the 
cost ef grading, paving, macadamizing, constructing side- 
drains, cross-drains, crossings, and otherwise improving the 
roadway or street proper on the real estate abutting on each 
side of the street improved; * Provided, that before any 
street or portion of a street shall be so improved, the person 
owning real estate which has at least one-third of the 


fronting on the street or portion of a street, the improve- 
DS ’ ; 
t See Sec. 62. 
* Hayden et. al. vs. Atlanta, 70 Ga., 817, The First Presbyterian Church vs. Atlanta, 
1891. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 101 


ment of which is desired, shall in writing request the Com- 
missioners of Streets and Sewers to make such improve- 
ments, and said Commissioners shall have approved the 
same, and shall forward the same with their approval to the 
Mayor and General Council with a statement of the charac- 
ter of the improvement proposed to be made, and an estimate 
of. the cost of the same, and said Mayor and General 
Council shall by ordinance direct the said work to be done; 
And, provided, further, + that any street railroad company 
having tracks running through the streets of said city, shall 
be required to macadamize, or otherwise pave as the Com- 
missioners of Streets and Sewers may direct, the width of 
its track, and for three feet on each side of every line of 
track now in use, or that may hereafter be constructed by 
such Company: Provided, that the law authorizing the 
assessment on the abutting property owners of the whole 
cost of paving sidewalks (including cost of curbing), is in 
no way affected hereby. 

Src. 214. Said Mayor and General Council shall have full 
power and authority to adopt by ordinance such a system peep a4 
of equalizing assessments on real estate, for the above pur-°" 
poses, as may be just and proper, estimating the total cost 
of each improvement made, and pro-rating the cost thereof 
on the real estate, according to its frontage on the street or 
portion of a street so improved. It shall be wholly discre- 
tionary with the Commissioners of Streets and Sewers, and 
with the Mayor and General Council, whether any work 
asked for is desirable or necessary, and shall be done or 
not; and no application shall be received, and no work 
done for less than an entire block: Provided, that the own- 
ers of one-third or more of the frontage on a block shall 
not, by a failure to apply for work, or by objection thereto, 
defeat an application of the owners of one-third of frontage 
of more than a block, when such application shall have 
been regularly made. 


7 See Sees. 235, 165 and 166. 


102 PART‘ b-—CHARTER: 


Src. 215. The amount of assessment on each piece of 


Lien ofas. eal estate shall be a lien on said real estate from the day 


5 t. . > . Ke 
sessmen' of the passage of the ordinance providing for the work and 


making the assessment. 

Sec. 216. The Mayor and General Council of said city 
Collection shall have authority to enforce the collection of the amount 
meee of any assessment so made for work either upon streets or 

sidewalks, by execution, to be issued by the Clerk of Coun- 
cil against the real estate so assessed, and against the owner 
thereof, at the date of the ordinance making the assessment, 
which execution may be levied by the Marshal of said city 
on such real estate, and after advertisement and other pro- 
ceedings as in cases of sales for city taxes, the same may 
be sold at public outery to the highest bidder, and such sale 
shall vest an absolute title in the purchaser: Provided, that 
the defendant shall have the right to file an affidavit deny- 
ing that the whole, or any part of the amount for which 
the execution issued, is due, and stating what amount he 
admits to be due, which amount so admitted to be due, 
shall be paid or collected before the affidavit is received, 
and the affidavit received for the balance ; and all such affi- 
davits so received shall be returned to the Superior Court 
of Fulton county, and there tried, and the issue determined 
as in cases of illegality, subject to all the pains and pen- 
alties provided in cases of illegality for delay. 

Sec. 217. All work done in accordance with the above 
become. shall be done under the direction of the Commissioners of 
meen Streets and Sewers. Surveys, grades, plans, profiles, and 
other like work shall be done by the Engineer of said city, 
and by furnished to said Commissioners. 

Src. 218. Said Mayor and General Council shall have full 
power and authority to lay down sewers and drains in said 
Assess cost City, and assess the amount of the cost of laying and con- 
ee structing the same upon the real estate abutting on streets 

through and along which sewers and drains may be placed 
and constructed, and upon any real estate through or upon 
which the same may be constructed or placed. Al! work of 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. | 103 


‘aying down or constructing sewers and drains shall be done 
under the direction and supervision of the Commissioners 
of Streets and Sewers. The City Engineer shall furnish to 
said Board information and advice as to the necessities of 
any particular locality for sewerage, the kind of sewerage 
that may be desirable, with estimates of the cost of the 
same, and shall furnish plans and profiles and such other 
like work as may be necessary and proper. Amounts of | 
assessments on real estate for constructing sewers may be 
collected by execution, levy and sale, as in street assessments.” 
Sec. 219. Said Mayor and General Council are hereby 
authorized to construct and lay down sewers through prop- May lay 


sewers 
rq sid eitv: Prormde ‘ or no sn. anv ad: through 
erty in said city: Provided, that before doing so, any dam- hei 


age done to private property thereby shall be ascertained PPS: 
and paid. In order to ascertain the amount thereof, assess- 
ors shall be appointed, who shall act and report as in cases 
of opening streets in said city, and from whose award either 
party may appeal to the Superior Court of Fulton county 
within four days. 
Sec. 220. There is hereby established for the City of 


aig rs Commis- 
Atlanta a Board to be styled and known as Commissioners gioners of 


of Streets and Sewers. Said Board shall consist of three sewers. 
members. The first members of said Board shall be elected 
by the Mayor and General Council of said city at the first 
meeting of said body in December, 1881, unless there 
should be a failure from any cause to elect, when an elec- 
tion may be held at any subsequent meetings. Their terms 
shall commence January Ist, 1882. One Commissioner 
shall be elected for one year, one for two years, and one 
for three years. When their terms expire, their successors 
shall be elected for three years, or until successors are 
elected and qualified.* . 

Sec. 221. The members of said Board shall, before 
entering upon the discharge of their duties, take an oath be- oath. 
fore the Mayor of said city to faithfully discharge the duties 


*See Secs. 246 to 251. 
* Abolished. See Sections 229 to 234. 


104 


Qualifica- 
tion. 


Compensa- 
tion. 


Chairman. 


secretary. 


Superin- 
tendent o 
streets. 


= 


Commis- 
sioners 
control 
work. 


Proviso. 


Estimates. 


Part. [.—CHARTER. 


required of them by the laws and ordinances, without favor 
or preference to any individual or any section of said city, 
and for the best interest of the city. 

Sec, 222. No person shall be a member of said Board 
who is not a bona fide resident of said city. Removal from 
the city shall vacate the office. The members of said Board 
shall receive such compensation as the Mayor and General 
Council shall provide, to be paid quarterly, out of the City 
Treasury. The amount of such compensation shall be fixed 
before their election and shall not be changed during their 
term. Said Board shall from its members select a chair- 
man who shall preside at the meetings of the Board, and 
shall see that the action of the Board from time to time is 
carried into effect. One member of said Board shall act as 
Secretary. 

SHe. 223. Said Board shall, immediately upon its organ- 
ization, appoint a Superintendent of Streets and Sewers, 
who shall hold his position at the option of said Board, and 
shall receive a suitable salary out of the appropriations for 
streets and sewers, to be fixed by the Board before his 
appointment. 

Sec. 224. The Commissioners of Streets and Sewers shall 
have full and complete control of all work of every kind to 
be done on the streets and sewers of said city, and the work 
of laying out and opening new streets, and extending, 
widening and changing streets: Provided, that the Mayor 
and General Council of said city shall alone have power to 
determine when streets shall be widened or extended, or 
new streets opened, and when and where new sewers shall 
be constructed. 

Sec. 225. Said Board shall, in January of each year, 
make up and present to the Mayor and General Council an 
estimate of the amount that will be necessary for work on 
the streets and for work on sewers for the year; and said 
Mayor and General Council shall, at the time the other 
appropriations are made, set apart and appropriate for the 
street work, such an amount as may in their judgment, be 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 105 


necessary and proper for the year, and shall also set apart 
and appropriate for the extension of sewers and work on 
sewers, such an amount as may, in their judgment, be nec- 
essary and proper. The amounts thus appropriated shall 
be paid out in such manner as the Mayor and General 
Council shall by ordinance provide, and such reasonable 
amount as may be necessary may be advanced before the 
annual appropriation in May, as other expenditures of the 
city. 

Sec. 226. Said Board may, if the city ordinances shall 
render it necessary, elect one of its members a Treasurer, Treasurer. 
who shall give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, to 
be approved by the Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 227. Said Board shall make quarterly reports to the 
Mayor and General Council, showing its transactions, in- Reports. 
cluding any receipts and all its expenditures in detail. 

Sec. 228. No member of said Board shall at any time be 
interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract of any Members 


of Board 
kind with the city or any of its departments, and any mem- S22! net 


ber who shall do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and “> “: 
may be indicted in the Superior Court of Fulton county, or 
proceeded against by accusation in the City Court of At- 
lanta, and on conviction shall be punished as provided in 
section 4310 of the Code of this State of 1873. 

Act of September 3rd, 1881. 


106 ) Part I.—CHARTER. 


AN ACT ABOLISHING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF 
STREETS AND SEWERS AND PROVIDING FOR A COMMIS- 
SIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS. 


To amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, 
approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory 
thereof, so as to repeal the amendatory Act, approved September 8rd, 
1881, in so far as it establishes a Board of Commissioners of Streets 
and Sewers and defines their jurisdiction and powers; to confer cer- 
tain powers now devolving upon said Commissioners upon the Mayor 
and General Council, and to provide for the election, by the Mayor 
and General Council, of a Commissioner of Public Works and aclerk 
to said Commissioner; to define the powers and duties of said Com- 
missioner of Public Works, and to provide for compensation for said 
Commissioner and clerk, and for other purposes.t 


SECTION 229. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of 
the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, that 
so much of the Act amendatory of the City Charter of At- 
lanta, approved September 3, 1881, as establishes a Board 
of Commissioners of Streets and Sewers for said city be, 
and the same is hereby repealed, and that the powers and 
duties of said Commissioners of Streets and Sewers, as 
defined by said Act be, and they are hereby vested in the 
Mayor and General Council of said city. 

Src. 230. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said city serving for the year in which 
the elections, under this Act, shall occur, shall, at the first 
regular meeting in January, 1886, and at the time of meet- 
ing every two years thereafter, elect a Commissioner of 
Public Works and a clerk to said Commissioner. A ma- 
jority of all members voting shall be necesary to a choice. 
The City Engineer shall act provisionally in said office until 
the election in 1886. Vacanciés in said office shall be 
filled by the General Council. 

Sec. 231. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said city shall, by ordinance from time 
to time, define the powers and duties of said Commissioner 


*See Section 160. 
+See Section 172. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


107 


of Public Works, and shall, before each election of said 
Commissioner of Public Works and Clerk, fix the compen- 
sation of those officers, which shall not be increased or 
diminished during their terms of office. 

Sec. 232. Be it further enacted, That said Commissioner 
of Public Works shall, before entering into the discharge of 
the duties of said office, execute a bond with security, to be 
approved by the Mayor of said city, in the sum of ten thou- 
sand dollars, conditioned’ faithfully to discharge the duties 
of said office, and shall also take an oath before said Mayor 
that during his continuance in office, he will make all 
appointments and discharges of employes, and will make all 
selections or purchases of material, conduct and execute all 
contracts and dealings in behalf of the city, aud will, in 
these, as in all other respects, faithfully and impartially dis- 
charge the duties of said office with an eye single to the 
duty and the good of the public service without fear, favor, 
affection, reward, or the hope thereof, and without being in 
any manner influenced by his own interests or personal 
favor or interest of any other individual, whether member 
of Council or not, and that he will faithfully execute all 
orders of the city government as officially expressed by the 
lawful ordinances or orders of the General Council, and 
approved by the Aldermanic Board—in case such approval 
be required by law—and the Clerk of said Commissioner 
shall, in like manner, take an oath for the faithful and 
impartial performance of his duties, and shall give bond in 
the sum of three thousand dollars. 

Sec, 233. The said Commissioner of Public Works, before 
entering the duties of his office, shall file with the City 
Clerk a statement in writing, showing all real estate in the 
City of Atlanta and county of Fulton owned by him, or in 
which he is in any manner interested, either as proprietor, 
partner, copartner, or otherwise, with location and descrip- 
tion thereof, and, if, during his continuance in office he 
becomes owner, or interested as aforesaid in any such prop- 
erty, he shall, within five days, supplement said statement 


108 


Part I,.—CHARTER. 


and a failure to ecom- 


by like entry and description thereof: 
ply with the requirements of this section shall be good cause 
for his removal from office. 

Src. 234. It shall be in the power of the General Coun- 
cil to consolidate the duties of any other office or offices in 
any department of the City Government, other than charter 
offices with those of the said Commissioner of Public Works, 
or his Clerk, and to discontinue or abolish such position 
thus rendered unnecessary. 

Repeals conflicting laws. 


Approved October 3d, 1885. 


REGULATING COLLECTION AND PROVIDING ‘LIEN FOR 
STREET PAVING, ETC., FROM STREEF RAILROADS. 

An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda-. 
tory thereof, so as to enlarge the summary and other legal remedies. 
for assessing and collecting the cost of sewers, and of grading, paving, 
macadamizing and otherwise improving for travel and drainage, the 
streets and public lands. and alleys of said city, and to authorize assess- 
ment and execution against street railroad companies having tracks. 
running through the streets of said city so improved, and confer upon 
said city ail the remedies to collect said assessment from street railroads. 
that it now has to enforce collection out of the real estate abutting on 
each side of the street so improved, the provisions of this Act to apply 
to work hereafter to be done for street railroads, and for other purposes, 

SECTION 235. Be it enacted, etc., That whenever said city 
shall undertake the improvement of a street, or part thereof, 
under the provisions of an Act to amend the Charter of said 
city, approved September 3d, 1881, and shall: notify any 
street railroad company having.tracks running through said 
street, or part thereof, to macadamize or otherwise improve, 
as the Commissioners of Streets and Sewers may direct, the 
width of its track and for three feet on each side of every 
line of track now or then in said street, or part thereof, and 
said street railroad company shall fail to commence in fifteen 
days and carry on to completion said work, then, and in 
that event, the said city mav have said work done, and all 


Acts oF INCORPORATION. 109 


the remedies provided in said Act, approved September 3d, 
1881, to enforce collection out of the real estate abutting on 
each side of the streets so improved, and the lien therein 
given shall apply to the collection of said assessment for the 
work done for said street railroad. Provided, that this Act 
shall not affect any pending litigation or work heretofore 
done.* 

Repeals conflicting laws. 

Approved October 12th, 1885. 


AMENDMENT AS TO PAVING STREETS. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to authorize assessments for the improvements of 
the streets, not exceeding four squares, to connect to other streets 
already improved, upon the petition of abutting owners having less 
than one-third frontage, where the City Government deems it reason- 
able so to do. 


SEcTION 236, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Paving of 


10t ex- 
the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of ceeding 
? 5 4 squares 


may be on 
La ate 
the Charter of the City of Atlanta be, and the same is reco ees 


‘-, ot frontage 
ral 


this Act the Act approved September 3d, 1881, amending 


hereby amended, so as to authorize the Mayor and Gene 
Council of said city, in their discretion, to grade, pave, 
macadamize and otherwise improve for travel and drainage, 
the streets and alleys, not exceeding four squares thereof, 
which connect to other streets already improved, upon the 
petition of abutting owners, having less than one-third 
frontage, the same to be done in the manner prescribed by 
said Act, or amendments to the same, the cost thereof to 
be ascertained, paid for, and payments enforced in like 
manner as is or may be provided by law and ordinances of 
said city in other cases. 

Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved December 24th, 1886. 


“See Section 72. 


110 Part I.—CHARTER. 


ee 
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT AS TO PAVING STREETS. 


An Act to amend an Act establishiug a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approvel February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to authorize assessments for the improvements of 
streets and alleys, not to exceed four squares of any street or alley, a 
portion of which is already paved or macadamized, when such im- 
provement by paving, macadamizing or otherwise, will connect a por- 
tion or portions of such street or alley already improved, or will con- 
nect an improved portion of such street or alley with another improved 
street, upon the petition of abutting owners, having less than one- 
third frontage, in the discretion of the Mayor and General Council; 
also to authorize said city to require of the owner or keeper of each 
house or saloon for selling lager beer and other fermented drinks at 
retail, fr license, a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars per year. 


mas SECTION 237. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the 
and paving State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of this Act, 
the Acts approved respectively September 3d, 1881, and 
December 24th, 1886, amending the Charter of the City of 
Atlanta be,and the sameare hereby amended soas toauthorize 
the Mayor and General Council of said city, in their discre- 
tion, in addition to the powers conferred by the above recited 
Acts, to grade, pave, macadamize, and otherwise improve for 
travel and drainage, streets and alleys in said city not to ex- 
ceed four squares of any street or alley, a portion of which 
street or alley is already paved or macadamized or otherwise 
improved, when such improvement by paving, macadamizing 


To connect 


improved or otherwise, will connect a portion or portions of such street 
streets or 


Frereot, OF alley already improved, or will connect an improved por- 
tion of such street or alley with another improved street or 
By petition alley, upon the petition of abutting owners having less than 
one-third one-third frontage on the street or alley or portion of the 
frontage. ‘ ° 5 Se 
street or alley, the improvement of which is petitioned for, 
the same to be done in the manner prescribed by said above 
recited Acts, of which this Act is amendatory, or amend- 
ments to either of said Acts, the cost thereof to be ascertained, 
paid for, and payment enforeed in like manner as is or may 
be provided by law, and ordinances of said city in other 
cases. 
Act of December 15th, 1888. 


} 


Acts oF INCORPORATION. PL: 


Src. 238. Be it further enacted, That whenever the public 


interest may so require, the Mayor and General Council Neither 


said city, may by, ordinance, assess any railroad or street Raieada. 
company, as named in the caption, to improve the streets or prov'ments 
sidewalk, or both, or any sewer or drain contiguous to the 

freight or passenger depot, and to do part or all said work 

as right and justice may dictate, whether such work be 
petitioned for or not; and the mode of procedure and 
remedies to enforce the same, shall be those provided for 

street or sewer improvement in other cases as now are or 

may be provided by law and the ordinances of said city. 


Act of December 24th, 1886. 


AUTHORITY TO CLOSE LANES AND ALLEYS. 


An Act to authorize incorporated cities in this State to permit the 
enclosure of lanes or alleys in such cities when owners of the lots 
abutting on such lane or alleys or part of such lane or alley, sought to 
be secluded, consent. 


Srcrion 239. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 


rO7 10Q] rit1ES May close 
the State of Georgia, That the municipal authorities of amy Mey closs 


incorporated city in this State are hereby authorized to *!°* 


permit the enclosure of any lane or alley, or portion of a 
lane or alley, in such city, where the owners of the lots 
abutting on such lane or alley, or portion of such lane or 
alley sought to be secluded, and the owners of any other 
lots to the enjoyment of which access through such lane or 
alley is necessary, consent: Provided, that said municipal 
authorities may have the right at any time to re-open said 
lane or alley. + 
Repeals conflicting laws. Repealing 


clause. 


Approved December 16th, 1878. 


AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF FI. FAS. FOR IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 240. Be it further enacted, That the Marshal or 
collecting officer of said city, as the case may be, shall be 


+ See Sec. 60. 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


authorized to transfer and assign any fi. fa. or fi. fas. issued 
for street, sewer or other assessments, in the same manner 
upon the same terms, and to the same effect, and vesting the 
purchaser or transferee with the same rights as in eases of sales 
or transter of tax fi. fas.as now allowed by law, and that at 
all sales of property hereafter made, under execution made in 
behalf of the city for the collection of street, sewer and 
other assessments, the owner or owners, as the case may be, 
shall be authorized to redeem the same within the same time, 
on compliance with the same terms, and payment of same 
premiums, interest and cost as in cases of redemption of 
property where sold under tax ji. fa. or fi. fas. as now is, or 
from time to time, may be provided by law. | 
Act of December 24th, 1886. : 


DUTIES OF RAILROADS AS TO BRIDGES, CROSSINGS, 
APPROACHES, ETC., IN ATLANTA. 

SECTION 241. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said City of Atlanta are hereby author- 
ized and empowered to require all railroads and railroad 
companies to erect suitable bridges across their tracks and 
road-beds, where the same cross the public streets of said 
city, in all cases in which said Mayor and General Council 
shall declare the same necessary for the protection of human 
lite. It shall also be the duty of railroads or railroad com- 
panies having bridges erected, or when they may hereafter 
erect bridges across their tracks and road-beds, where the 
same cross the public streets of said city, to keep said bridges 
and the approaches thereto, and the foundations and pillows 
and supports thereof, in safe condition, and so as to admit 
of comfortable travel on any such street. Said Mayor and 
General Council shall have the authority to regulate the 
building and repair of such bridges, in so far as to declare 
the general character of such bridges or repairs, suitable to 
be made, and to provide for the drainage, light and com- 
fort of said bridge and the street adjacent thereto or there- 


ACTS OF INCORPORATION. 


under, and to provide for the least obstruction by supports 
and otherwise of any portion of the street, practical and 
consistent with safety. In case of the failure of any rail- 
road or railroad company, after reasonable notice to do so, to 
build or repair a bridge or the approaches thereto or other- 
wise, as provided above, said Mayor and General Coun- 
cil shall have the authority to do such building, repairing 
or putting in safe and comfortable condition, at the expense, 
with interest and cost, of such railroad or railroad company, 
for which execution may issue, as other executions are issued 
by said city, and be levied on any property of such railroad 
or railroad company; and such execution shall bear interest 
at the rate of seven per cent. per annum. Provided, That 
nothing in this section contained shall require railroads and 
railroad companies to build bridges otherwise than is re- 
quired by the general laws of this State, or the charters of 
such railroad companies, respectively, except in all cases in 
which a public street was in existence before the tracks and 
road-beds of any such railroad or railroad companies were 
laid or placed across any such public streets. 

Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved September 4th, 1889. 


COUNTY CONVICTS—WORK IN CITY LIMITS. 


SECTION 242, An Act to amend an Act, entitled “An 
Act to alter and amend the road laws of this State, so far as 
relates to the county of Fulton, and to provide for the 
working of the public roads of said county by convict 
labor, ete.,” approved February 28th, 1876, in so far as 
to require the Ordinary of said county to work the coun- 
ty convicts upon the streets of the city of Atlanta, and 
upon the county roads outside of said city, for such time 
each, as is in proportion to the population of the city, and 


the population of the territory in the county outside of 


the city limits. 


114 


Part [.—CHARTER. 


County 
convicts— 
how 
worked. 


Proviso. 


Repealing 
clause. 


Sec. 243. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the 
State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of 
the same, That, from and after the passage of this Act, 
the Ordinary of Fulton county is hereby required to work 
the county convicts, such a proportionate length of time 
upon the public streets of the City of Atlanta, and the 
county roads in the county of Fulton, outside of the city, 
respectively, as the population of the city bears to the pop- 
ulation of the county outside of the city; and that said 
work in the city shall be done under the direction of the 
Mayor and General Council of said city: Provided, that 
said Mayor and Council shall not be authorized or allowed 
to construct sewers and to work said convicts on the streets 
in said city within the fire limits of the same or within one 
mile from the centre of said city. 

Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That 
all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and 
the same are hereby, repealed. 

Approved October 13th, 1879. 


’ 


REGULATING THE WORK OF THE CHAIN=-GANG OF (PUL- 
TON COUNTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ArEARNTS. 


SecTIoN 244. An Act to repeal the Acts, approved 
respectively October 13th, 1879, and September 15th, 1881, 
which relate to the working of the chain-gang of Fulton 
county on the streets of the City of Atlanta, and to repeal 
the proviso to section 3 of the Act, approved February 
27th, 1877, which said proviso is in these words, to-wit: 
“Provided, said chain-gang is never allowed to work within 
one mile of the center of said City of Atlanta,” and to 
invest the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton 
county with the exclusive control of the convicts in said 
chain-gang, and to give the said Commissioners of Roads 
and Revenues the sole power to direct the work of said con- 
victs, and to limit the liability of Fulton county, while said 
convicts are working within the City of Atlanta. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the passage of 
this Act, the above recited Acts be, and the same are hereby 
repealed, and that the Commissioners of Roads and Reve- 
nues of said county, be, and they are hereby invested with 
the exclusive control of said convicts, and with the sole 
power to direct the work of the said convicts without refer- 
ence to proportion of population between the City of 
Atlanta and the county outside of said city ; provided, that 
whenever the said Commissioners of Roads and Revenues 
shall see fit to direct that said convicts shall work on the 
streets of the City of Atlanta, that the grade, style and 
character of the work shall be determined by the city au- 
thorities, but the particular locality or streets upon which 
the work is to be done, shall be decided by a majority vote 
between the members composing the Boards of Commis- 
sioners of Roads and Revenues and Commissioners of 
Streets and Sewers of said city, or in the event of the abol- 
ishment of said Board of Commissioners of Streets and 
Sewers, the Street Committee of the City Council of said 
city. 

Act of September 21st, 1883. 


ADDITIONAL POWERS AS TO DRAINAGE, SEWERAGE, PLUMB- 
ING, ETC. 


SecTIon 245. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said city shall be authorized to provide 
by order, resolution or ordinance of that body, from time 
to time, for the adoption and enforcement of additional 
and suitable regulations in said city, such as may be need- 
ful and proper on the subject of drainage, sewerage, plumb- 
ing, and all that is or may be needful for improved sanita- 
tion, and to provide agencies and means for carrying out 
and enforcement of the same through its officers, or any of 
its boards, and to make all necessary inspections, to with- 
hold authority and license for plumbing to any but compe- 
tent persons, and to do all else that is or may be needful 


115 


Additional 
powers to 
drainage, 
sewerage 

& plumb- 
ing. 


116 


Part ].—CHARTER. 


to require compliance by individuals with the rules thus 
adopted, and shall have power to make alterations and 
amendments thereto, as from time to time may be needed. 
Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws 
militating against this Act are hereby repealed. 
Approved December 24th, 1886. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to provide a better system of sewer assessments in 
said city, and for other purposes. 


SECTION 246. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, 
That from and after the passage of this Act; The Act estab- 
lishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, approved Feb- 
ruary 28, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory thereof be, 
and the same are hereby amended, so as to hereby provide 
that in all cases where a sewer shall be laid by or under the 
authority of said city in any street, the sum of ninety cents 
per lineal foot shall be assessed upon the property and 
estates respectively abutting on said sewer, on each side of 
said street in which said sewer is laid or constructed, and 
in consideration of the payment of said assessment the own- 
ers of said estates shall have the right to connect their 
drains from said abutting property for the discharge of sew- 
erage into said sewer; and in case any such sewer is laid 
down or constructed through or over any private property, 
along the course of any natural drain or otherwise, a like 
sum of ninety cents shall be assessed upon such property — 
abutting upon each side of said sewer for every lineal foot, 
making in all one dollar and eighty cents for every lineal 
foot to be assessed upon such property through which sew- 
ers are constructed as aforesaid, and in consideration of the 
payment of said assessment, the owners of said estates re- 
spectively on eaeh side of said sewer, through or over which 
such sewer may be constructed, shall have the right to con- 
nect their drains from said abutting property for the dis- 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


Ly 


charge of sewerage into said sewer. The extent and char- 
acter, material used, and expense of sewers constructed, as 
well as the time and manner of constructing the same, shall 
be in the diseretion of the Mayor and General Council of 
said city, and to be prescribed from time to time by ordi- 
nanees, and upon like notice and in the same manner, and 
the assessment laid and enforced by execution, levy, sale, or 
otherwise, as in case of ordinances and assessments for the 
paving of streets in said city, except that sewers hereby 
authorized may be constructed with or without petition by 
property owners, where, in the judgment and discretion of 
the Mayor and General Council, the public health and good 
of the city shall require. The remaining cost of all sewers 
not thus assessed shall be paid by said city out of the sewer 
appropriations for the year; provided, that the defendant 
shall have the right’to file an affidavit denying the whole 
or any part of the amount for which the execution issued is 
due, and stating what amount he admits to be due, which 
amount so admitted to be due shall be paid or collected 
before the affidavit is received, and the affidavit received for 
the balance ; and all such affidavits so received shall be re- 
turned to the Superior Court of Fulton county, and there 
tried and the issue determined as in cases of illegality, sub- 
ject to all the pains and penalties provided in cases of ile- 
vality for delay. 

Sec. 247. Be it further enacted, That for the preservation 
of all sewers in said city for the public use and easements 
aforesaid, the said Mayor and General Council shall have 
the authority to direct and control the time and manner in 
which connections shall be made with such sewers, and by 
whom the work is to be done, and upon what terms and 
conditions, and at what point and to what extent surface 
water or drainage shall be permitted to flow into sewers, 
and generally all matters relating to the uses and control 
and repairs of sewers and sewer connections, and replacing 
of paving and other adjacent structures in good condition 
shall be at all times under the regulation and control of the 


118 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


said Mayor and General Council in its fair and legal dis- 
cretion. 

Sec. 248. Beit further enacted, That in case of any sewer 
or sewers, or parts of the same, being built or laid over or 
through private property, if the owner of such property 
claim damages for the occupation of said lands by such 
sewer and construction of the same thereon, give notice of 
snch claim, but a failure to give such notice shall in no 
wise effect or predjudice the right of such owner to bring 
suit for damages sustained. But upon giving notice of such 
claim for damages as aforesaid, then assessors shall be 
appointed to assess damages to said land by reason or on 
account of the construction of any such sewer through or 
upon the same, said assessors to be appointed, notice given, 
and their award made as in case of property taken for 
opening, widening or straightening streets under the char- 
ter and laws of said city: 

Snc. 249. Be it further enacted, That in case of real 
estate situated on street corners, and having frontage on two 
streets, the owner, and real estate thus situated, shall be 
assessed as by this Act provided for the frontage on the 
street in which a sewer is first laid, and when a sewer is 
laid on the other street seventy-five feet of frontage shall be 
exempt from assessment on the owner and real estate for 
the last named sewer. 

Sec. 250. Be it further enacted, That the amount of such 
assessment for sewers on each piece of real estate shall be a 
lien on said real estate from the day of the passage of the 


ordinance providing for the work and making the assess- 


ment. That this Act shall not take effect till the first day 
of January, 1890. 

Sec. 251. Be it further enacted, That the construction of 
all sewers under this Act shall be provided for by ordinance. 
After the first reading of an ordinance providing for a sewer, 
a notice of the introduction of the same shall be published 
in one or more of the daily papers of the city; such notice 
shall contain a statement of the line along which the 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 

proposed sewer is to be laid, and a statement of the general 
character, material and size of such sewer. Said notice 
shall be published at least as many as ten days before the 
adoption of such ordinance, and said ordinance may be 
adopted at the next meeting after its introduction, or at any 
subsequent meeting after said notice has been published. 
Substantial compliance with the above requirement as to 
notice shall be sufficient. + 

Src. 252. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts 
of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, 
hereby repealed. 

Approved November 8, 1889. 


ASSESSMENT FOR OPENING STREETS, ETC.,—PROCEDURE 
IF PROPERTY OWNER FAILS TO APPOINT ASSESSORS. 


SECTION 253. Section sixty (60) of said original Act, 
approved February 28, 1874, is hereby amended by adding 
thereto the following: “ If any property owner shall fail, 


119 


after notification, to appoint assessors by the time prescribed, Assessors. 


then the two assessors appointed by the city shall proceed 


to make the assessment, and in the event they fail to agree Opening 
ets 


they shall call in a third freeholder, who shall be sworn, 
and act with them, and the finding of the majority shall 


stand as the award, unless appeal be entered in conformity 
to law.’’* 


CITY MAY DECLINE PROPERTY ASSESSED. 


SECTION 254. Be it further enacted, That whenever it is 


proposed that any property be taken for public use, under City may 


authority of the said city, in any department thereof, ta 
whether for streets, sewers, water-works, or any public pur- sessed. 


pose, and the same shall be assessed, or a price fixed, or 
award made as provided by law, it shall be optional with 


+ See Secs. 62 and 218, 
*Act of Sept. 3d, 1881. 


deeline to 
oon prop- 
as- 


PART UT. -=CHARTER: 


the City Government to decline accepting the property, 
should the price thus fixed or award made be deemed by 
the General Council to be too high or unreasonable. 

Act of Dec. 24th, 1886. 


An Act to amend “An Actestablishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta,’ approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amen- 
datory thereof, so as to provide for a more perfect method of con- 
demning private property for opening or widening streets, lanes and 
alleys in said city, and for other purposes. 

Section 255. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the 
same, That an Act entitled “An Act establishing a new 
Charter for the City of Atlanta,” approved February 28, 
1874, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, are hereby 
amended so as to provide for the selection of a fifth 
assessor in all cases where City Government of said city 
shall desire, or may be taking steps to open, lay out, widen, 
straighten or to otherwise change streets, alleys and squares 
in said city. Said assessors so appointed as now provided 
by the charter of said city shall, within three days after 
notice to them of their appointment, meet at the office of 
the Clerk of the Mayor and General Council of Atlanta, 
at twelve o’clock M. on a day to be designated by said 
Clerk, and if there is not a full attendance of such 
assessors, those present shall adjourn until twelve o’clock 
on the next day, and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to at 
onee give notice to such absent assessors of such adjourn- 
ment, and appointment for another meeting. At such first 
day so appointed, or the day thereafter, as the case may be, 
those present shall take an oath before the Mayor, or any 
officer authorized to administer oaths, faithfully and partially 
to perform the duties for which they are appointed, and 
immediately after taking and subscribing to the oath afore- 
said, they shall, before proceeding to the consideration of 
the question submitted, select a fifth assessor, who shall 
act as umpire, and take and subscribe the oath prescribed 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


‘or assessors as above stated, and should such fifth assessor 
or umpire fail or refuse to serve, then another shall in like 
manner be selected, and so on until an umpire shall be 
chosen. In the event that the assessors appointed on the 
part of the city and those appointed on the part of the 
property owners cannot agree, or fail or refuse to agree on 
a fifth assessor or umpire within two days after they 
organize or take the oath as herein prescribed, the Clerk 
aforesaid shall at the next meeting of the Mayor and 
General Council, give notice of such failure or refusal, and 
said Mayor and General Council shall appoint or elect such 
fifth assessor, and he, with any two or three more of the 
other assessors, shall, within five days thereafter, proceed to 
make an award and report the same as now provided. 

Src. 256. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall not 
be construed to repeal or change the right of appeal from 
any award to the Superior Court which now exists, nor to 
repeal or change the law which now provides the mode of 
procedure and assessment in such cases where the property 
owner or owners fail on notice to appoint assessors appointed 
by said city, nor shall this Act be construed to effect the 
right of the city to adopt or reject any award, as now pro- 
vided by the Charter thereof.* 

Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with the provisions of this Act be and the same 
are hereby repealed. 

Act of December, 1890. 


*See Section 60. 


122 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


Condemna- 
tion of 
property. 


For widen- 
ing Edge- 
wood Ave- 
nue. 


Award for 
damages. 


Future ex- 
ercise of 
right of 
eminent 
domain. 


AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN CORPORATE 
PROPERTY FOR OPENING EDGEWOOD AVENUE. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to authorize and empower the authorities of said 
city to assess and condemn so much of the real estate of the Atlanta 
Street Railroad Company, in said city, as may be required by said city 
for public use for opening, widening or extending Edgewood Avenue, 
formerly Exchange Place and Foster Street, between Pryor and Ivy 
Streets. 

SecTIon 257. The Mayor and General Council of the 
City of Atlanta are hereby authorized and empowered to 
condemn so much of the real estate of the Atlanta Street 
Railroad Company in said city, for public use, for opening, 
widening or extending, as they may desire, Edgewood 
Avenue, formerly Exchange Place and Foster street, be- 
tween Pryor and Ivy streets. 

Said real estate desired by said city for said street, as 
aforesaid, shall be assessed and damages awarded as is now 
provided by the charter of said city where real estate of 
natural persons is desired for opening, laying out, widening, 
straightening or otherwise changing streets in said city. 
The said Mayor and General Council and the said Atlanta 
Street Railroad Company shall, in the exercise of the 
power herein given, have all the rights and be subject to 
all the obligations conferred in said charter and the Acts 
amendatory thereof, in reference to taking real estate for 
the purposes aforesaid. 

That all laws in conflict with this Act are hereby re- 
pealed. } 


Approved December 10th, 1888. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 


12 


CHAPTER XXVI. 


MAYOR; MAYOR PRO TEM.; PROVISIONAL MAYOR PRO TEM.; 
APPROVAL AND VETO OF THE MAYOR; MAYOR PRO 
TEM. PRESIDES OVER GENERAL COUNCIL, COUNCIL AND 
BOARD OF ALDERMEN; ALDERMEN INCREASED TO FIVE 
AND THEN TO SIX; INELIGIBILITY OF ALDERMEN AND 
COUNCILMEN; 6TH WARD. 


SECTION. SECTION. 


258. Veto power of the Mayor extended. 255. Aldermen increased to five; when 
259. Mayor pro tem. exercises, when. and how elected. 
260. Mayor shall approve or veto all 266. First election and rule thereafter. 
legislation. 267. Mayor pro tem. elected viva voce. 
261. Mayor pro tem. presides, with the 268. Aldermen increased to six. 
exception stated ; Mayor presides 269. Sixth ward created. 
when. 270. Election for Councilmen for sixth 
262. Mayor ez-officio Police Commis- ward provided for. 
sioner and Water Commissioner. 271. Aldermen and Councilmen in- 
263. Mayor ea-oficio a member Board eligible to any other municipal 
of Health, office during term for which 
264. Provisional Mayor pro tem.; when chosen, 


and how chosen. 
EXTENDING VETO POWER OF THE MAYOR. 


SECTION 258. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the 
passage of this Act, the Mayor of the City of Atlanta shall 
have the revision of all ordinances, orders and resolutions 
passed by the General Council of said city, and the said 
Mayor shall have four days after the meeting at which the 
General Council voted, or after the Board of Aldermen 
voted thereon, in which to file with the Clerk of the Coun- 
cil in writing, his dissent; but, the General Council may, 
in the manner prescribed by the charter for voting on such 
questions, pass the said ordinance, order or resolution, not- 
withstanding the veto, by vote of two-thirds, to be taken 
by yeas and nays, and entered on the minutes.* 

Sec. 259. Be it further enacted, That in the absence of 
the Mayor this power may be exercised by the presiding 
officer for the time being. 

Repeals conflicting laws. 


Approved October 3d, 1885. 


*Sce Section 7. 


124 


Parr 1.—CHARTER. 


MAYOR SHALL APPROVE OR VETO ALL LEGISLATION. 


Section 260. Within four days after the passage thereof, 
the Mayor, or in his absence the Mayor pro tem., shall ap- 
prove or veto the resolutions, orders, ordinances and other 
actions of the General Council or Board of Aldermen and 
Board of Councilmen, except the election of officers.* 

Act of September 4th, 1889. 


MAYOR PRO TEM. PRESIDES OVER GENERAL COUNCIL, 
MAYOR PRESIDES, WHEN. 


Section 261. That from and after the passage of this 
Act, the General Council and Board of Aldermen and the 
Board of Councilmen shall be presided over by the Mayor 


pro tem., except as hereinafter provided. 


At the first meeting in January of each year the Mayor 
shall preside over the General Council and administer the 
oath to the newly elected members, and announce the stand- 
ing committees for the year; and then the General Council 
shall proceed to the election of a Mayor pro tem. ‘The 
Mayor shall also preside at the sessions of the General 
Council during the election of officers. The Mayor and 
Mayor pro tem., when presiding respectively over the Gen- 
eral Council, Board of Aldermen and Board of Council- 
men, as.above provided, shall have no vote except in case 
of a tie.” 


Act of September 4th, 1889. 


MAYOR EX-OFFICIO POLICE AND WATER COMMISSIONER. 


SECTION 262. Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the 
passage of this Act, the Mayor of the City of Atlanta shall 
be ex-officio a member of the Board of Police Commission- 
ers and Water Commissioners of said city. 


Act of October 5th. 1885 


* See Sec. 7 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. L2H 


MAYOR EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. 
Section 263. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor of 
said city shall be ex-officio a member of the Board of Health 
of that city. 
Act of September 4th, 1889 


PROVISIONAL MAYOR PRO TEM.—WHEN AND HOW CHOSEN. 


Section 264. Be it further enacted, That whenever it 
shall so happen that both the Mayor and Mayor pro tem. 
shall be absent, or under disability, or in case both of said 
offices should be for any cause vacant, then, and in that 
case, the Clerk shall call a special meeting of the General 
Council for the purpose of considering the same ; and if, 
upon assembling, that body shall, by resolution, declare that 
said absence, disability or vacancy exists, then they shall 
immediately proceed to elect another Mayor pro tem., who 
shall succeed to and exercise all the powers and duties of ace 
Chief Executive of said city, until the Mayor or previously *™- 
chosen Mayor pro tem. shall be in condition to resume, and 
does resume the duties, or until the existing. vacancy or 
vacancies, as the case may be, shall be filled, in the manner 
pointed out by law.* 

Act of December 24th, 1886. 


AN ACT PROVIDING FOR FIVE ALDERMEN. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amen- 
datory thereof, so as to increase the number of Aldermen of the City of 
Atlanta from three to five, and provide for the selection of a Mayor 
pro tem. 

SEcTION 265, That the number of Aldermen at Large 
for the City of Atlanta shall be increased to five, and that 
there shall be elected at the next annual election three 
Aldermen for the city at large, one of whom shall be elected 


* See Secs. 12 and 267. 


126 


Election. 


Ineligible. 


Mayor pro 
tem. elec- 
ted. 


Providing 
for a sixth 
alderman. 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


to fill the term expiring in December, 1884, as is now pro- 
vided by law, and two others to fill terms created by this 
Act. 

Src. 266. That the two persons receiving the highest 
number of votes at said election for Aldermen at Large, 
shall be elected for three years each, and the one receiving 
the next highest number shall be elected for two years ; and 
that all subsequent elections, except to fill vacancies, each 
person elected Alderman at Large shall be elected for three 
years, and shall be ineligible for the succeeding term. 

Sec. 267. That the General Council shall, at the second 
meeting in January of each year, determine by viva voce 
vote which Alderman shall be Mayor pro tem. for that 
year. : 

That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act 
be and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved December 2nd, 1884. 


PROVIDES FOR SIX ALDERMEN FOR THE CITY. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of Atlanta, 
approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amendatory 
thereof, so as to increase the number of Aldermen of the City of 
Atlanta from five (5) to six (6), and providing for the election of said 
additional Alderman 

SECTION 268. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority 
of the same, That the number of Aldermen at Large for the 

City of Atlanta shall be increased to six, and that there 

shall be elected at the next annual election one additional 

Alderman, provided this Act shall become a law before 

said annual election occurs, to-wit: in December, 1888; 

otherwise the election for said additional Alderman shall 

take place within ten days from the approval of this Act by 
the Governor, which additional Alderman, when elected, 
shall hold his office for three years from January Ist, 1889 ; 
and in any case in the first election under this Act the bal- 
lots for the said additional Alderman shall be separate and 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. Ney ay; 


distinct from the ballots cast for any candidate for any other 
Alderman vacancy in the City of Atlanta, and the ballots 
in said election shall be expressly cast for the position cre- 
ated by this Act. The next election held under this Act 
shall be on the regular day for holding the elections for 
Mayor and General Council of Atlanta in the year 1891, 
and every three years thereafter, and the term of the first 
incumbent under this Act shall expire on January Ist, 1892.* 

Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all 
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the 
same are hereby repealed. 

Approved December 3d, 1888. 


SIXTH WARD CREATED. 


An Act to create a new Ward in the City of Atlanta, known as the 
Sixth Ward, out of the territory lying north of the railroad, and from 
the territory now composing the Fourth and Fifth Wards. 


Section 269. There is hereby created for the City of 
Atlanta, out of the territory now composing the Fourth Sixth 
and Fifth Wards, a new and additional ward, knownasthe 
Sixth Ward, to be bounded as follows: Commencing at 
the point where Butler street crosses the Georgia Railroad pounaary. 
and running along North Butler street to North Avenue, 
thence along North Avenue to Myrtle street, thence along 
Myrtle street to the corporation line, thence around the 
corporation line in a westwardly direction to a street known 
as Apple street (in Peters’ sub-division), thence along Apple 
street to Williams street, thence along Willams street to 
West Cain street, thence along West Cain street to James 
street, thence along James street to Forsyth street, thence 
along Forsyth street to the Western and Atlantic Railroad. 

The Fourth and Fifth Wards of said city shall remain 4th ana sth 
as at present laid off, after taking from each the territory eneiten 
comprised in the limits above specified. Temes 


*See Sections 12 and 265. 


128 Part [.—CHARTER. 

Src. 270. At the next regular municipal election in said 
Council’ city, two members of Council shall be elected from said 
6th ward. 


Ward (the person receiving the highest vote to serve for 
two years, and the person receiving the next highest vote 
shall serve for one year), and thereafter alternately as mem-. 


bers of Council from other wards are elected. Their term 


shall begin and end as now provided by the City Charter. 
That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act. 
be, and the same are hereby repealed.* 
Approved September 15, 1883. 


An Act to declare Councilmen of towns and cities ineligible during their’ 
term of office to any other municipal office in said towns and cities. 
SEcTION 271. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 

Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, 

That from and after the passage of this Act, Councilmen 

and Aldermen of the towns and cities of this State shall 

be ineligible to any other municipal office in said towns 
and cities during the term of office for which they were 
chosen. 
Be it enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict 
with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 
Approved November 12th, 1889. 


* See Section 11. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. ° 129 


CHAPTER XX VII. 


CORPORATE LIMITS—EXTENSION OF; OVER PONCE DE LEON 
SPRING AND VICINITY FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES; OVER 
L. P. GRANT PARK FOR POLICE PURPOSES; OVER SANI- 
TARY LAND FOR POLICE PURPOSES; FOR POLICE PUR- 
POSES OVER LAND ADJACENT TO L. P. GRANT PARK; 
OVER PIEDMONT PARK FOR POLICE PURPOSES; GENE- 
RAL EXTENSION FOR ALL PURPOSES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
272. Corporate limits extended over 274. Over land adjacent Grant Park. 
Ponce de Leon Spring and vicin- 275. O¥er Piedmont Park. 
ity. 276. Corporate limits; general exten- 
273. Over Grant Park and sanitary sion of. 
land. 277. Over Inman Park and vicinity. 


CORPORATE LIMITS—EXTENSION OF—OVER PONCE DE LEON 


SPRING AND VICINITY FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. 


SECTION 272. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- 
said, ‘That the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta shall be Corporate 
extended for police purposes, and for the purpose of regu- tended. 
lating the retail of ardent spirits, so as to include the ter- 
ritory within the following limits: Commencing on the 
eastern side of the present city limits, where the Atlanta 
and Richmond Air-Line Railway leaves it, and running 
along said railway to a point four hundred feet beyond the 
Ponce de Leon Spring, thence in a straight line to where 
the present city limits crosses the Peachtree road and em- 
bracing all the territory between the Peachtree road, this 
said line, and the said railway: Provided, that property 
embraced in this exclusion shall not be subject to city tax. 
Repeals conflicting laws.* Repealing 
Approved February 27th, 1877. aie 


* See Sees. 2 and 26. Also Sees. 244 and 245. 


130 


PARE. 1 —CHARTER, 


Piedmont 
Park em- 
braced in 
limits for 
police pur- 
poses. 


EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OVER GRANT PARK 
AND SANITARY LANDS. 


SECTION 273. Be it enacted, etc., That the corporate limits 
ofthe City of Atlanta are hereby extended so as to embrace 
for police purposes that tract or parcel of land known and 
designated as L. P, Grant Park, being one hundred aeres 
of land lot No. 48, in the 14th district of Fulton county, 
and fifty acres of land in land lot No. 114, in the 14th dis- 
trict of Fulton county, owned by said City of Atlanta, and 
used for sanitary purposes; and the Mayor and General 
Council of said city are hereby empowered to pass such 
ordinances for the preservation of peace and good order, 
and for the protection of such property within said limits 
as may seem to them proper. That the Mayor and General 
Council of Atlanta be and are hereby empowered to regu- 
late and control under such ordinances as they may adopt, 
the sale of ardent spirits, and all kinds of merchandise and 
refreshments, within the limits of said L. P. Grant Park, 
for two hundred yards in either direction from said limits. 

Act of September 14th, 1885. 

Sec. 274. Be it further enacted, That the territory in 
Fulton county, said State, outside of the present corporate 
limits of said city, adjacent to L. P. Grant Park, and for 
one mile in each and every direction from said Park, is 
hereby incorporated under the jurisdiction of said city. 

Act of September 4th, 1889. 


POLICE POWER OVER PIEDMONT PARK. 
An Act to extend the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta over Pied- 
mont Park for police purposes. 

Section 275. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 
the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority 
of the same, That the corporate limits are hereby extended 
so as to embrace for police purposes that tract or parcel of 
land known and designated as Piedmont Park, being one 
hundred and eighty-three acres of land lots 54 and 55, in 


AcTS OF INCORPORATION. 


the 17th district of Fulton county, owned by the Gentle- 
men’s Driving Club, and used for park purposes, and the 
Mayor and General Council of said city are hereby em- 
powered to pass such ordinances for the preservation of 
peace and good order, and for the protection of property 
within said limits, as may seem to them proper. 

Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in 
conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed. 
Approved September 13th, 1887. 


CORPORATE LIMITS ; GENERAL EXTENSION FOR ALL PUR- 
POSES AND JURISDICTION. 


SECTION 276. Be it further enacted, That the corporate 
limits of said city are hereby extended for all purposes 
and jurisdiction of said city, over and to embrace all the 
territory lying within one-fourth of a mile of the present 
corporate limits, in each and every direction from the 
present corporate line, so as to hereby provide that the 
corporate limits of said city shall extend one mile and 
three-fourths in each and every direction from the present 
center of the city. But this extension of one quarter of a 
mile shall not apply to any part of the incorporated town 
of West End, which shall vote, as a whole, on the question 
of becoming incorporated as a whole, in said City of Atlanta. 

The sale of liquor or beer or other intoxicating drinks 
is hereby prohibited in any part of the limits herein pro- 
vided to be included in the corporate limits of Atlanta. 

Nothing in this Act shall have the effect or operato to 
repeal the incorporation for police purposes of any territory 
not embraced in the corporate limits of said city as extended 
by this Act. 

Sec. 277. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That, in addition to the territory hereinbefore mentioned, 
the said limits of the city of Atlanta shall be extended 
along the track of the Georgia Railroad, to the line divid- 


1351 


Ordinan- 
ces, ete. 


Part 1.—CHARTER. 


ing the property formerly owned by Mrs. R. M. Clark and 
now owned by the East Atlanta Land Company, from the 
place owned by Mrs. Ed. Holland, and thence northwardly 
along said line, along the property of the East Atlanta 
Land Company, and thence westwardly along the line of 
said company, back to the present limits of the City of 
Atlanta.* 
Act of September 4th, 1889. 


CHAPTER XXVIIT. 


FIRE ESCAPES — MAYOR AND GENERAL COUNCIL MAY 
REQUIRE AND REGULATE BY ORDINANCE, EGRESS. 


FROM BUILDINGS—MEANS TO BE -PROVIDED FOR. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
278. Authority to require and make 281. May be made to apply, how far. 
regulations as to fire escapes. 282. Law of force since January Ist, 
279. Means of egress from certain build- 1890. 
ings to be provided. 283. Penalties for non-compliance. 
280. Jurisdiction of city with respect to. 


FIRE ESCAPES. 


SECTION 278. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor 
and General Council of the City of Atlanta are hereby 
authorized and empowered whenever, in their judgment, | 
the same is necessary for the safety and protection of human 
life to require the owner, agent, lessee or tenant In posses- 
sion of any building in said city, to place thereon fire 
escapes of such character and material as may be by said 
Mayor and General Council deemed requisite. After notice 
to place fire escapes on any building, and failure within the - 
time specified to place the same, the owner, agent, lessee or 
tenant in possession, who shall have been served with such 
notice, shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, 
as provided by the charter of said city and ordinance passed 
in pursuance thereof. Said Mayor and General Council 
shall have power to prescribe by ordinance for the regula- 


* See with this chapter See. 2. 


Acts oF INCORPORATION. 


tion of the placing of fire escapes on buildings in said city, 
requiring the same, as to notice, time within which to place 
the same after notice, and otherwise. 

Act of September 4th, 1889. 


GENERAL LAW PROVIDING FOR FIRE ESCAPES OR MEANS 


OF EGRESS. 


SECTION 279. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 


Georgia, That owners of every building more than two 
stories in height, not including the basement, used in the 
third or higher stories, in whole or in part, as factory or 
workshop, shall provide more than one way of egress from 
each story of said building, above the second story, by 
stairways, on the inside or outside of said building, and 
such stairways shall be as nearly as may be practicable, at 
opposite ends of each story and so constructed that in case 
of fire, the ground can be readily reached from the third 
and higher stories. 

Stairways on the outside of said buildings shall have 
suitable railed landings at each story above the first, and 
shall connect with each of said stories by doors or windows 
opening outwardly, and such doors, windows and landing, 
shall be kept at all times clear of obstruction. All the 
main doors of such buildings, both inside and outside, shall 
open outwardly, and each story shall be amply supplied with 
means of extinguishing fires. 

Sec. 280. Be it further enacted, That the municipal au- 
thorities of the town or city, where such building is situated, 
or the Ordinary of the county, if the building is situated 
outside of any town or city, shall require the Fire Marshal 
or chief officer of the fire department, and if there is no 
Fire Marshal nor chief fireman, then some other suitable 
official, to examine such buildings at least once a year, and 
report in writing to said municipal authorities, or said 


133 


Ordinary, that the requirements of the first section of this 


Act have or have not been complied with. If not com- 


154 


Parr Cra RTER: 


plied with, the municipal authorities or the Ordinary of the 
county, as the case may be, shall notify in writing the 
owner of such building, to provide needful alterations or 
additions. 

Sec. 281. Be it further enacted, That the municipal 
authorities of any town or city in this State, may by ordi- 
nance provide that the provisions of this Act shall apply to 
all buildings not used as private residences, three or more 
stories in height, within their limits. 

Sec. 282. Be a further enacted, That this Act shall go 
into operation on the first day of January, 1890, and that 
within six months from that date, the owners of buildings 
referred to in this Act, shall make all alterations or addi- 
tions necessary to comply with the requirements of this Act, 
and after the first day of July, 1890, the examinations shall 
be made as required by the second section of this Act, and 
the reports of such examinations shall be made to the 
authorities designated, by or before the first day of Janu- 
ary, 1891, and thereafter the examinations and reports shall 
be made during the month of December in each year, com- 
mencing with December, 1891. | 

Sec. 283. Be at further enacted, That owners of buildings 
referred to in this Act, who fail to comply with the require- 
ments of the first section of this Act, within the time desig- 
nated in the fourth section, or having received written notice 
from the designated authorities, shall refuse or neglect to 
make the alterations specified in said written notice, shall 
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and in the first case, shall be 
liable to a fine not less than twenty-five nor more than one 


hundred dollars, but in the second ease, after having received _ 


written notice, shall be liable to a fine of not less than 
twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each 
month that said refusal or neglect continues, commencing 
thirty days from the date when said written notice has been 
received by said owner. 

The next section repeals conflicting laws. 

Approved Nov 11th, 1889. 


‘ ice 
ee ae ae” 


ACTS OF INCORPORATION. | Pe'hy: 


CHAPTER XXIX. 


LICENSE FOR RETAILING LAGER BEER OR OTHER FER- 
MENTED DRINKS; AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE SALE 
OF LIQUORS AT WHOLESALE; BUILDING INSPECTORS ; 
SUPERVISION OF CEMETERIES; EXAMINATIONS, ETC., 
AUTHORIZED; SALARIES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS FIXED, 


WHEN. 

SECTION. e | SECTION. 
284. License for lager beer, ete. | 287. Summary execution of recom- 
285. Regulation of wholesale liquor | mendations of building inspectors. 

selling. 288. Examinations authorized; wit- 
286. Supervision over cemeteries con- nesses and papers. 

tiguous to city. 289. Salaries of certain officers may be 

fixed, when. 


LICENSE FOR SELLING BEER AT RETAIL; FOR OTHER FER- 
MENTED DRINKS. 


SECTION 284. Be it further enacted, That section twenty- 
nine (29) of an Act establishing a new Charter for the City: Ghaster 
of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, be, and the amended. 
same 1s hereby amended, by striking therefrom where they 


occur in said section the words, “one hundred dollars,” and part of 
section 


by inserting in lieu or place of said stricken words, the stricken— 
other 
words following, to-wit: “Five hundred dollars,” so as to words in- 
| ; . . serted. 
hereby authorize the Mayor and General Council of said 
city to require of the owner or keeper of each house or 
saloon for selling lager beer and other, or lager beer or Besulating 
cense. 


other fermented drinks at retail, for license, a sum not to 
exceed five hundred dollars per year.* 
Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 
Approved December 15th, 1888. 


*See also Section 29 enlarged by above. 


136 Part I.—CHARTER. 


WHOLESALE LIQUOR TRADE REGULATED. 


SECTION 285. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said city shall have the power and 
authority to regulate the sale of liquors at wholesale in 
said city.t 

Act of September 4, 1889., 


CEMETERIES—SUPERVISION OF. , 


SECTION 286. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and 
General Council of said city shall have power to exercise 
Supervisin reasonable supervision and police control over all ceme- 


over con- : . . ee 
over co™ teries contiguous to the city, and used by the citizens for 


cemeteries: jnterment, whether located within the city limits or not, so 
as to allow no burial within the same without a permit from 
said city authorities. 

Act of December 24th, 1886. 

Src. 287. Be it further enacted by the authority of the 
same, That the report of the Building Inspectors shall be 
made to the Mayor, and the Mayor shall have full power 
and authority to execute in a summary manner the recom- 
mendations of said inspectors, or a majority of them, 
at the expense of the owner of the building or wall, or the 
owner of the lot upon which the same may be located, after 
eiving the owner such notice as may seem reasonable in the 
discretion of:the Mayor, if notice can be served upon him ; 
such expense to be collected by execution to be issued by 
the Clerk of the Council.* 

Act of September 4th, 1889. 


+As to retail regulation see Section 27. 
* On same subject see Secs. 93 to 95. 


Acts oF INCORPORATION. 137 


EXAMINATIONS AUTHORIZED; ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES ; 
PRODUCTION OF PAPERS. 


SECTION 288. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Examine 
the State of Georgia, That the City Government of the City °"%°* 
of Atlanta shall be authorized and empowered, through a may com- 


° : _ pel attend- 
committee of the General Council or of any of the Boards ance ana 


operating under the City Government, or committee of the nesses. 
same, to institute, in the discretion of the General Council, oa: 
whenever necessary, any examination or examinations into 

the working and business of any of the offices, or conduct 

of its officers in any department of the city’s business, or of 

the General Council itself, or of any office under the city, 

and that the board or committee conducting such examina- 

tion shall have power to send for persons and papers, and 

to compel attendance of persons summoned ; to swear wit- 

nesses, compel the production of papers and books, and all 
disclosures pertinent to such investigation. * 


Act of December 24th, 1886. 


SALARIES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS—FIXED WHEN. 


SECTION 289. That the Mayor and General Council of 
said city shall have full power and authority to fix in De- me 


cember of each year the compensation for the next year of compense 


certain 


the members of the Board of Water Commissioners, Board ¢ort#i2. 


of Health, Board of Police Commissioners, Board of Com- 
missioners of Streets and Sewers, and the Assistant Tax 
Receiver and Assessor, and the compensation thus fixed 
shall not be changed during the year for which it is so 
fixed. + 

Act of September 18th, 1883. 


*See Section 99 as to attendance of witnesses on Mayor’s Court. 
+ See Sections 81, 67, 299, 74, 57, 187. 


138 Part I.—CHARTER. 


CHAPTER XXX. 


RECORDER’S COURT—FORFEITURE OF BONDS—COMMITMENT 
FOR STATE OFFENSES; TRIAL OF NUISANCES IN, POLICE 
COMMISSIONERS AND ELECTION COMMISSIONERS; MAR- 
SHAL ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION; ORDINANCES, WHO 


ADOPTED. 
SECTION. SECTION. 

290. Title. 294. Police Commissioners—how elect- 
291. Forfeiture and collection of ap- ed. 

pearance bonds. 295. Election Commissioners may be 
292. Municipal courts may commit for paid for their services. 

State offenses. 296. Marshal is eligible for re-election. 
293. Jurisdiction of nuisances. 298. Ordinances, how adopted. 


RECORDER’S COURT—FORFEITURE OF BONDS—COMMITTING 
FOR STATE OFFENSES. 


Section 290. An Act to authorize municipal corpora- 
tions in this State to provide by ordinance for the forfeiture 
and collection of appearance bonds, and to authorize the 
officers presiding in any municipal court to bind over or com- 
mit to jail for violations of State laws, and for other pur- 
poses. 

Src. 291. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia 

Municipal Se 4 : x 
corpora- do enact, That any municipal corporation in this State shall 


tion may 


provide for have full power and authority to provide by ordinance for 
forfeiture 


and collec: the forfeiture of bonds given by offenders for their appear- 


earance ance before municipal courts, and to fully provide for the 
collection of the same from the principal and sureties to such 
bonds by judgment, execution and sale.* 

heii Src. 292. Any Mayor, Recorder, or other proper officer 

courts may presiding In any municipal court in this State, shall have 


comm1 


offenders 1 1 ° i Tal 1 
offenders authority to bind over, or commit to jail, offenders against 


criminal any criminal law of this State, whenever in the course of an 


S : : < : 
ae investigation before such officer, a proper case therefor 


shall be made out by the evidence. 
Repeals conflicting laws. 
Approved September 28th, 1881. 


*See Sec. 99. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 139 


TRIAL OF NUISANCES—RECORDER’S COURT. 


SECTION 293. Be it further enacted, That the jurisdiction 
now vested in the Mayor and General Council of said city, 
under and by the laws of this State as contained in the Code 
of Georgia, of 1882, in sections 4094 to 4100 inclusive, in 
respect to the trial and abatement of nuisances as set forth 
in said Code and sections, be and the same is hereby de- 
volved upon and vested in the Recorder’s or Mayor’s Court 
of said city. Said Recorder’s or Mayor’s Court shall have 
the same jurisdiction, power and duty as to the trial and 
abatement of said nuisances as the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil of said city has heretofore had, and said Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council are hereby relieved of jurisdiction and duty to 
try, hear or abate such nuisances, provided and except that 
nothing in this Act contained shall divest the Mayor and 
General Council or Board of Health of said city of jurisdic- 
tion as to nuisances affecting health as now provided by law. 

Act of September 4th, 1889. 


POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND ELECTION COMMISSIONERS, 


SECTION 294, An Act to amend an Act establishing a Election of 
new Charter for the City of Atlanta, approved February Commis- 
27th, 1875, is hereby amended by striking from the second 
section thereof the words “two-thirds,” and by inserting in 
lieu thereof “a majority,” so that hereafter Police Commis- 
sioners of said city shall be elected by a majority vote in- 
stead of a two-thirds vote of the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil of said city.+ | 

Sec. 295. Said Mayor and General Council may pay rection 


Election Commissioners reasonable compensation for their cenere! 
vi * G j 
services. || * Compensa 


Act September 3d, 1881. 


* See Section 21. 


140 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


Marshal 
eligible to 
re-election. 


May be 
removed. 


Duties of. 


Must give 
bond. 


Compensa- 
tion to be 
fixed. 


MARSHAL ELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION. 


An Act toamend an Act entitled an Act to establish a new Charter for 

the City of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, so as to provide 

that the Marshal of said city shall be eligible for re-election. 

Section 296. That from and after the passage of this 
Act, the above recited Act be, and the same is hereby, 
amended, by striking out in the one hundred and thirty- 
eighth section of said Act, in the seventeenth line of said 
section, the words, “and shall be ineligible for the sueceed- 
ing term,” so that said section, when so amended, shall 
read as follows: There shall be elected by the Mayor and 
General Council, at the same time the Clerk is elected, a 
Marshal, who shall be elected and hold his office as pro- 
vided in the twentieth section of this Act, on the subject of 
elections by the Mayor and General Council, unless removed 
for cause, to be judged of by the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil. He shall be separate and distinct from the police force 
of the city. It shall be his duty to collect or levy fi. fas. 
for taxes, and fi. fas. for fines, and advertise and sell prop- 
erty so levied on, and make titles to purchasers and put 
them in possession of the property so sold at sales under 
laws governing the said Mayor and General Council, under 
the same rules and regulations that govern the Sheriff and 
deputies at sheriff’s sales. He shall give bond to said city, 
with good security, for the faithful discharge of his duties, 
and shall have such compensation and perquisites as the 
General Council shall prescribe—which compensation shall 
not be changed during his term of office ; and shall do and 
perform such other services as the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil shall prescribe by ordinance. 

That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act 
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.* 

Approved December 18th, 1884. 


*See sec. 86. 


Acts oF INCORPORATION. 


141 


ORDINANCES ADOPTED—HOW. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to regulate the manner in which ordinances may be 
adopted, and for other purposes. 

SEcTION 297. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the 
State of Georgia, That an Act to establish a new Charter 
for the City of Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and 
the several Acts amendatory thereof, be, and the same are 
hereby amended as follows, to-wit: 

Sec, 298. All ordinances requiring action by the Mayor 
and General Council in joint session shall undergo one 


reading, each at two different regular, or special, or called 


o? 
meetings, or at one regular and one called meeting, before 
adoption, except that by a two-thirds vote of the members 
present, an ordinance may be read twice at the same regular, 
called or special meeting, and adopted. All ordinances 
requiring action by the Mayor and Council and Board of 
Aldermen separately, shall undergo one reading each, at 
two different regular or special or called meetings of the 
Mayor and Council, or at one regular and one called meet- 
ing before adoption, except that by a two-thirds vote of the 
members thereof present, an ordinance may be read twice 
at the same regular, called or special meeting, and adopted. 
An ordinance requiring separate action and concurrence by 
the Board of Aldermen shall undergo such reading only in 
said Board as said Board may by rule prescribe.* 

Be tt further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 
Approved November 11, 1889. 


* See See. 13. 


142 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


Board of 
Health. 


CHAPTER XXXI. 


BOARD OF HEALTH; MEMBERS OF AND HOW ELECTED; COM— 
PULSORY VACCINATION AUTHORIZED; REMOVAL FROM 
WARD VACATES CERTAIN OFFICES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
299. Five members of Board of Health ; 302. Vaccination may be made com- 
elected when ; terms. pulory and frequent appropria- 
300. Need not be elected one from each tions for sanitary department. 
ward. 303. Removal from ward vacates office,. 
301. Ordinances for carrying into effect. when and in what cases. 


BOARD OF HEALTH; MEMBERS OF AND HOW ELECTED. 


SEcTION 299. Said Mayor and General Council shall, at: 
the first or subsequent meeting in January, 1882, elect a 
Board of Health for said city, consisting of five members, 
one of whom shall be elected for one (1) year, two (2) for 
two (2) years, and two (2) for three (3) years.+ 

Sec. 300. Section sixty-seven (67) of said Act of 1874, 
is hereby amended so that members of the Board of Health 
of said city need not to be elected one from each ward, as. 
therein provided. | 

Src. 301. Said Mayor and General Council shall have 
full power and authority to pass such ordinances as may be- 
necessary and proper to carry the provisions of this Act 
into effect, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with 
the above Act are hereby repealed.* 

Approved September 3d, 1881. 


Sec. 301 (a). Be it further enacted, That from and after 


the passage of this Act, the Chairman of the Committee on 
Sanitary Affairs of the General Council of said city shall be: 
ex-o fficio a member of the Board of Health of said city, in 
addition to the five members of said Board as now provided 
by law. | 


All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 


hereby repealed. 
Act of December, 1890. 


+Section 289 as to fixing compensation of members of. 
tSee Sections 67 to 71 as to powers and duties. 
*The Mayor is ex-officio a member of the Board of Health. SeeSection 263. 


Acts OF INCORPORATION. 143 


Src. 302. That the said Mayor and General Council shall 
have full power and authority to provide by ordinance for pel yacck! 
the frequent and compulsory vaccination of all persons in Behe a 
said city by suitable qualified physicians to be selected by 
the Board of Health of said city, and to provide and enforce 
suitable and adequate penalties against any and all persons 
who shall refuse to submit to vaccination in accordance with 
the provisions or requirements of such ordinance. 

The Mayor and General Council of said city, at the time 
the annual appropriations are made in May of each year, Sanitary 
shall set apart and appropriate such amount as the probable — 
income of the city will authorize for sanitary purposes, the 
same to be expended by the Board of Health of said city 
for such purposes.* 

Act of September 3d, 1881. 


REMOVAL FROM WARD VACATES OFFICE. 


An Act to amend an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several Acts amenda- 
tory thereof, so as to provide that the removal of any officer from the 
ward he was elected to represent or serve shall operate as a vacation of 
said office, and for other purposes. 


SEcTION 303. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Removal 
the State of Georgia, That from and after the passage of vacates 
this Act, an Act establishing a new Charter for the City of — 
Atlanta, approved February 28th, 1874, and the several 
Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby 
amended so as to hereby provide that in any and all cases 
in which any person has been heretofore, or may be here- 
after, elected by popular vote, or be elected or appointed 
by the Mayor and General Council of said City of Atlanta, 
or by any Board, Commissioner or Department of said 
City Government, to any office or official service for or to 
serve or represent any ward of said city, and any such 
person so elected or appointed, as aforesaid, has heretofore, 


*For authority to assess lots for sanitary purposes, see Section 157. 


144 


Part I.—CHARTER. 


or shall hereafter, remove from the ward from or for which 
he was so elected, or appointed to represent or serve, the 
fact or act of such removal shall thereby create a vacancy 
in such office or official service, and such vacancy shall be 
filled as in other cases of vacancy in office in said city. 

Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this 
Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved December 24th, 1888. 


PART I[].--ORDINANCES. 


PART II.—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER I. 


CORPORATE SEAL. 


Srcrrion 304. The coat of arms, or corporate seal, of 


Atlanta shall be as follows: Corporate 
é : a seal of the 
It shall be of silver and the size of two and a quarter city. 
inches in diameter. Sept. 19, '87 


The device on the front side shall be a picture of the 
fabled Pheenix, rising from its ashes, with the inscrip- 
tion, “Resurgen 1847-1865,” written, cut or engraved 
thereon, signifying the “rising, ever rising more brightly,” 
and the date a charter was first granted the city and its 
rehabitation after the destruction by the Federal army in 
1864. 

The seal shall remain in the office of the City Clerk and 
not be affixed to any instrument of writing except by order 
of the Mayor. 


CHAPTER II. 


BAIL. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
305. Amount of bond. 309. Judgment; how entered; execu- 
306. Failure to give bond. tion and collection. 
307. Bonds forfeited. 310. Surrender of principal. 


308. Service of rule. 


Section 305. The Chief, or any officer or member of 
police, Mayor, or any member of the General Council, may 
take bond with security, or bond without security, at dis- 
cretion, payable to the City of Atlanta, in the sum of not 
exceeding two hundred dollars, for the appearance of any Amount of 
party or parties accused or suspected of being guilty of a 


148 Part [].—ORDINANCES. 


violation of any ordinance or ordinances of the City of 
Atlanta, to stand to and abide his, her, or their trials before 
the Recorder’s Court; and also of witnesses to testify in 
any case or cases pending, or about to be commenced in 
said court. | 

Sec. 306. If either party or parties, or witness or wit- 

Failure 0 nesses, shall fail or refuse to give the bond and security, or 

bond, as required of them, or either of them, such person 
so failing or refusing may be confined in the station-house, 
or common jail of the county of Fulton, or be kept under 
a guard, so as to be present to abide the trial or trials, or to 
testify, as the case may be. 

Sec. 307. All bail taken under this ordinance shall be 

Bonds for special bail, and the power of the security over the prin- 

cipal shall be the same as in special bail. Upon the failure 
to appear, of any principal, in any bond or recognizance 
given by a person charged with a violation of any ordinance 
of the City of Atlanta, or by a witness, to appear and tes- 
tify, the Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor pro tem. presiding, shall 
pass a rule requiring the principal and sureties on such 
bond to show cause on any day therein named, not to be 
less than ten days from the passage of such rule, why they 
should not be required to pay the amount of such bond. 

Sec. 308. A copy of said rule shall be served upon the 


Service ot Principal and security or securities by any officer or mem- 


eee ber of the police force, if to be found in the city, at least 


April 7th, five days before the time therein set for hearing the same. 
1882, ie : 

Src. 309. If no sufficient cause is shown, the Recorder, 
May ror pro tem. presiding, shall proceed to enter 
ae. Mayor, or Mayor pro p 2, p 


howen- judgment against such principal and sureties for the amount 


of said bond, and the Clerk of Council shall issue execution 
Execution for the amount of such judgment and place the same in the 
and collec- : 
tion. hands of the City Marshal, who shall proceed to collect the 
same by levy and sale as in case of tax executions. 
Src. 310. Any surety upon a bail-bond of any person or 
Surrender brain i ‘ ‘ g 
ofprinel: persons charged with a violation of a city ordinance may 
surrender his, her or their principal at any time to the offi_ 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 149 


cer on duty at the station-house, who shall confine such 
principal until discharged by order of the court or by giv- 
ing other and good security. The delivery of the principal 
as aforesaid; shall discharge the surety or sureties of all fur- 
ther liability upon such bond; Provided, that such delivery 
shall be before any judgment of forfeiture upon said bond 
shall have been entered. 


CHAPTER III. 


BILL POSTERS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
311. Bill posters must obtain license. 313. Obscene pictures, not post. 
312. Shall not post on lamp-posts or 314. Punishment for violation. 
fences, etc. 315. Permits to post. 


Section 311. All persons engaged in the business of bill 
posting, card tacking, or the distribution of bills, cards, cir- foe 
culars, etc., in the City of Atlanta, and all persons who may 
come into the city for that purpose and engage therein, shall 
be required to pay such registration tax as the Mayor and 
General Council shall from year to year determine, and per- yoy, 19, 188 
sons who engage in such business without registering their 
business and paying such tax and Clerk’s fee shall be fined 
in asum not exceeding $100.00, or be imprisoned not to 
exceed thirty days, in the discretion of the Recorder, Mayor 
or Mayor pro tem. 

Src. 312. Any bill poster or other person or persons who gna not 


shall paste, paint or place upon Broad street bridge or any bn tamp- 


other bridge, or any lamp post or corner post or telegraph Fericea,, 
or telephone post in said city, or on any building or fence 
or upon any other public or private property in said city, yo 
without the consent of the owner thereof, any handbills, 18°. 
pictures or advertisements, shall, on conviction, pay a fine 
of not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not 
more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 318. No person shall exhibit, expose or paste Posting ob 


upon any fence, building, wall, post, bill-board or other fares. 


150 Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


place in the City of Atlanta, and exposed to public view, 
any representation, picture, design or advertisement of any 
Sept. 1,4 description of an indecent, immoral or immodest character, 
calculated to debauch the public or shock the sense of 
decency or propriety. 
Sec. 314. Any person violating the provisions of this 
ordinance, on conviction thereof in the Mayor’s or Record- 
Penalty. er’s Court, before the Mayor, Mayor pro tem., any three 
members of Council or the Recorder, shall pay a fine of not 
eae exceeding one hundred dollars, or by confinement in the 
city chain-gang not exceeding thirty days. 
Sec. 315. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
Permits. nance no fence or other structure for the purpose of posting 
bills or circulars, shall be erected within the city without 
first obtaining a permit from the Mayor and General 
Council. ! 
Sec. 316. That all ordinances in conflict with the fore- 


Repealing ; . . 
clause. going section is hereby repealed. 


CHAPTER*EY. 


BIRTHS AND DEATHS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
317. Clerks shall keep record of births 321. Certificate to be handed to Sex- 
and deaths. ton. 
318. Physicians must report births. - 322. Non-resident. 
319. Book to be kept. 323. Sexton’s duty. 
8320. Physicians must furnish certifi- 324, Penalty. 
cate of deaths. 


SEcTION 317. From and after the passage of this ordi- 
Clerk shall nance, the City Clerk shall keep in his office a book for the 
eep record : : ‘ : ‘ : 
of births. registration of all births occurring in the City of Atlanta. 
Sec. 318. All practicing physicians and midwives in the 
Physicians City of Atlanta shall make a monthly report to the City 
port births. Clerk of all births occurring in their practice, stating names 


of parents, sex, and color of child. The Clerk shall furnish 
to said physicians and midwives blanks for said report. 


Parr L[L.—OrpINnANCES. TO 


Registry of 


Src. 319. The Board of Health shall cause to be kept, at 
some convenient place, a book for the registration of all he ese 
deaths, as hereafter provided, occurring in the City-of 
Atlanta. 

Src. 320. In all cases of death, occurring in the City of 


Certificate 
i ici i i f death b 
Atlanta, the attending physician shall give a certificate, pi aeaee hy 


according to a blank form prescribed and furnished by the ° i 
Board of Health, stating name, age, sex, color, nativity, occu- 
pation, condition, (married, single, or widowed), residence, 
and date, and cause of death of such deceased person to the 
family, or person in charge of the dead body, and, in case Jan. 20, "90. 
of sudden death, or any death where there is no attending 
physician, the City Physician in the ward where the death 
occurs, when requested, shall, after satisfactory investiga- mar. 6, >90. 
tion, or any other physician who has investigated the facts, 
may, when applied to, give such certificate; and the Cor- 
oner, or other officer acting in his place, may likewise give 
such certificate, in cases coming under his notice. If any 
person authorized to issue such certificate cannot state the 
cause of death, he must certify that it is unknown. This 
certificate shall be filed at the office of the Board of Health 
or left at the residence of the deceased within eighteen hours 
after the death occurs. 
Sec. 321. When such certificate is presented to the Board Permit for 


ial or 


of Health, or to the person designated by them, a permit removal 
shall be issued for the burial, or removal of such deceased °°" 
person, and the certificate shall be filed and the facts therein 
set forth shall be duly recorded, and the fact of the issue of 
such a permit shall be reported to the Comptroller, stating 
whether child or adult. | 

Sec. 322. If the body of any person who has died with- coiisecates 
out the limits of the City of Atlanta, shall be brought into ore ae 
this city for burial, a certificate in due form shall be pre- Noneet 
sented, and a permit shall be issued as provided in cases of ie 
persons who die within the city, but the record shall show 
that such person is a non-resident, and the death shall not 


be charged to the mortality of the city, unless said deceased 


152 


Parr II.—ORDINANCEs. 


No burial 


person shall is a resident of this city, ae having occurred 
during a temporary absence only from home. 
Src. 323. No Sexton or Superintendent, or person in 


or removal 1 charge of any cemetery under the jurisdiction of the City of 


to be ma 
without a 
permit. 


Penalty. 


See See. 320. 


* Atlanta, shall bury or remove from said city the body of any 
deceased person without first obtaining such burial permit, 
and no undertaker or agent of any railroad, or conductor of 
any railroad train, or agent or employe of any express com- 
pany, or any other person, shall remove the body of any de- 
ceased person who died in said city, or may have been 
brought into said city for burial beyond the limits thereof, 
without a permit from the Board of Health, or from a per- 
son designated by them. 

Sec. 324. Any person, whose duty it is to report a 
birth or death and the cause of a death, under the foregoing 
sections, and who shall fail to do so, or who shall violate 
any other provision of the preceding sections, may be sum- 
moned to appear or be arrested and taken before the 
Recorder’s Court, and may, on conviction, be fined in a 
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned, 
not to exceed thirty days, either or both, in the discretion 
of the court. 


Src. 324 (a). The ordinance adopted January 20th, 
1890, requiring physicians to file certificate of death with 
Board of Health is hereby repealed, and the ordinance left 


June 4,181 to stand as it did prior to the ordinance adopted January 


20th, 1890. 


Parr IJ.—ORDINANCES. PHS 


CHAPTER V. 


BONDS OF THE CITY. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
325. One hundred thousand dollars | 336. Redemption bonds, $77,500. 
authorized. | 337 To meet maturing bonds. 
326. Two hundred thousand dollars 338. To meet floating debt, $385,000. 
authorized. 339. How prepared and issued. 
327. Declares valid previous issue. 340. Form of bond. 
328. Air-Line bonds, $300,000. | 341. Authorizes $68,500. 
329. Capitol purchase $100,000. 342. Form and.disposition of. 
330. Mayor to deliver. 343. Old Capitol, $55,500. 
331, One hundred thousand dollars | 344. Prepared and sold—proceeds. 
authorized. - | $45. Redemption, $52,000. : 
332. One hundred thousand dollars 346. Signature of Treasurer to be litho- 
authorized. graphed on coupons. 
333. Redemption bonds, $18,000. | 347-354. Redemption bonds. 
334. Redemption bonds, $52,000. | 399-363. New water works bonds. 
335. To meet maturing bonds. 


SECTION 325, The Mayor is hereby authorized to issue, $100,000 av- 
in the name of the Mayor and Council of the City of At- asa 
lanta, bonds, in convenient amounts (not less than five hun- 
dred dollars), not to exceed in the aggregate one hundred 
thousand dollars, which are to be due as follows: Thirty- 
three thousand in fifteen years after date, and the balance 
in twenty years after date, and are to be payable at the Na- 
tional Park Bank, New York City, with interest at the rate 
of eight per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually at the 
same place ; which bonds shall have attached to them cou- \,... a 
pons or interest warrants, and be signed by the Mayor and ®#e: 
countersigned by the City Treasurer, and have the corpo- 
rate seal of said Mayor and Council attached to them, and 
said coupons shall be signed by the City Treasurer. The 
City Treasurer shall number said bonds and keep a register 
of them, and return the same to the Clerk of Council, who 
shall record the same. Said Mayor is hereby authorized to 
put said bonds, or any of them, on the market and sell them yow sign. 
for what he can get for them, and place the proceeds in the a 
hands of the City Treasurer. 

Sec. 326. The Mayor is hereby authorized to issue, in 
the name of the Mayor and Council of the City of Atlanta, 500,000 ‘wee 
bonds in convenient amounts (not less than five hundred ®ore4. 


154 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Boaters dollars,) not to exceed in the aggregate two hundred thou- 
sand dollars, which are to be due at any time not less than 
fifteen nor longer than twenty-five years from ,the dates 
thereof, in the discretion of said Mayor, and are to be paya- 
ble at ————, with interest at the rate of eight per cent. 
per annum, payable semi-annually at the same place, which 
bonds shall have attached to them coupons, or interest war- 
rants, and be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by 
the City Treasurer, and have the corporate seal of the said 
Mayor and Council attached to them, and the said coupons 
shall be signed by the City Treasurer. The City Treasurer 
shall number said bonds and keep a registry of the same, 
and return the same to the Clerk of Council, who shall 
record the same. Said Mayor and Council are hereby 
authorized, by resolution, to put said bonds, or any of them, 
through an agent or otherwise, on the market, and dispose 
of the same, and place the proceeds in the hands of the City 
Treasurer. (Another ordinance, similar to the above, was 
passed on the same day, for the same amount.) 

Sec. 327. WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State did, 
are by an Act approved March 12th, 1866, amend the several 
A eer incorporating the City of Atlanta, by conferring full 
power and authority on the Mayor and Council of said city 
to issue and negotiate bonds for certain purposes therein 
named; and, whereas, the said Mayor and Council did, on 
the 16th day of March, 1866, under and by virtue of said 
Act, adopt an ordinance authorizing the Mayor in the name 
of the Mayorand Council of the City of Atlanta to issue and 
negotiate bonds, in convenient amounts (not less than five 
hundred dollars,) not to exceed in the aggregate one hundred: 
thousand dollars, to fall due at different times therein spec- 
ified; and whereas, by inadvertency the said Mayor and 
Council, under said ordinance, have issued and negotiated 
bonds in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, as limited 
in said ordinance. 

Be it therefore ordained by the Mayor and Council of the 
City of Atlanta, That all bonds issued and negotiated under 


Legalizes 
issue. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 155 


and by virtue of said Act of the Legislature and the ordi- 
nances aforesaid, be, and the same are hereby, legalized and 
declared valid. 
Se. 328. The City of Atlanta subscribes the sum of three 
: : : . November 
hundred thousand dollars in city bonds, bearing seven per abte Hse 
cent. interest, to the stock of the Georgia Air-Line Rail- eh 
road, in lieu of all other subscriptions, at such times and in 
such sums as may be called for by the directors of said 
company. 
Sno. 329. The Mayor is hereby authorized and required 
. : : 5 : ., Purchase 
to issue, in the name of the Mayor and Council of the City eee 
of Atlanta, one hundred bonds, of one thousand dollars each, — | 
to be due and payable twenty years from the first day of 
July, 1870, and to bear interest at the rate of seven per cent. 
per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first day of Jan- 
uary and July in every year, at the National Park Bank, in 
the City of New York, which bonds shall have attached to 
them coupons or interest warrants, and be signed by the 
Mayor and countersigned by the City Treasurer, and have ee 
the coporate seal of the Mayor and Council attached thereto ; 
the coupons shall also be signed by the City Treasurer, who 
shall number, register, and return said bonds to the Clerk of 
Council to be entered on record. 
Seo. 330. The Mayor is hereby authorized to deliver 
said bonds to the person authorized to recieve the same, in 
pursuance of the contract of purchase of the State Capitol. 
Sec. 331. The Mayor is hereby authorized and required 
to issue in the name of the Mayor and Council of the City august 
of Atlanta, one hundred bonds, of one thousand dollars each, $100°000 av 
. s thorized. 
to be due and payable thirty years from the first day of 
July, 1871, and to bear interest at the rate of eight per cent. 
per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first days of Jan- 
uary and July in every year, at the National Park Bank, in 
the City of New York, which bonds shall have attached to 
them coupons, or interest warrants, and be signed by the 
Mayor and countersigned by the City Treasurer, and have 


the corporate seal of the Mayor and Council attached 


156 


July 12th, 
1872, $100, 
000, au- 
thorized. 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


thereto. The coupons shall also be signed by the City 


‘Treasurer, who shall number, register and return said bonds 


to the Clerk of Council, who will enter the same on record. 
The Finance Committee are hereby requested té have the 
bonds executed and placed to best advantage as early as 
practicable. Issued by Act of the Legislature, approved 
March 12th, 1886. The above bonds, when issued, are to 
be applied to the payment of the floating debt. 

Sec. 332. That in accordance with the power granted to 
them in section 87 of the City Charter, the Mayor is hereby 
required to issue, in the name of the Mayor and Council of 
the said City of Atlanta, bonds to the amount of one hun- 
dred thousand dollars, which shall be due twenty years 
after date, and payable at the National Park Bank, New 
York City, or at the City Treasurer’s office, in the City of 
Atlanta, as the Mayor and Finance Committee may deter- 
mine. Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of 8 per 
cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, at the same place, 
which bonds shall have attached to them coupons or inter- 
est warrants, and be signed by the Mayor and countersigned 
by the City Treasurer, and have the corporate seal of said 
Mayor and Council attached to them, and said coupons 
shall be signed by the City Treasurer. The City Treasurer 
shall number said bonds, and keep a register of them, and 
return the same to the Clerk of Council, who shall record 
the same. Said bonds shall be sold under the joint direc- 
tion of his Honor the Mayor and the Finance Committee, 
at the best rates they can get, they depositing the proceeds 
of the same with the City Treasurer, to be used for the 
purpose of paying off a part of the floating debt of the city. 
That three thousand dollars ($38,000) of city bonds be 
issued and loaned to Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, 
the same to be secured by mortgage on the truck-house and 
lot of said company. 


Parr I1.-—ORDINANCES. 157 


— 


Sno. 333. That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, author- Sr nadne 


ized to issue eighteen thousand dollars in 8 per cent. twen- Pengcn 
ty-eight year bonds, to take the place of eighteen thousand 
dollars outstanding bonds. 

Suc. 334. The Finance Committee are hereby author- 
ized and empowered to prepare and have issued fifty-two pet cent. 
thousand dollars ($52,000) of coupon bonds of the City of ; 
Atlanta, in sums of one thousand dollars each, said bonds 
to be signed by the Mayor and Treasurer, and counter- 
signed by the Clerk of Council, who shall affix the seal of 
the city thereto. Said bonds shall be payable ten years 
after September Ist, 1875, at the Treasurer’s office, in the 
City of Atlanta, and shall bear 10 per cent. interest per 
annum, which shall be paid by semi-annual coupons to be 
attached to each of said bonds; said coupons to be signed 
by the City Treasurer, and to be payable at the National 
Park Bank, in New York City, or at the City Treasurer’s 
office in Atlanta. Said bonds to be non-taxable by the 
city so long as the same are outstanding, and no part of 
said issue shall be sold for less than par. 

Src. 335. Said bonds are issued to meet maturing and 
outstanding bonds of the city which will fall due Septem- Putas 
ber Ist, 1875, to-wit: One hundred and fifty bonds of five ra art 
hundred dollars each, issued by virtue of an ordinance 
passed August 18th, 1865, and the Finance Committee are 
hereby authorized to sell said bonds, or a sufficiency thereof, 
to meet said maturing bonds, as early as practicable, and 
the proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized by this 
ordinance shall be used for the purpose of meeting said 
maturing bonds and no other. 

Sro. 336. The Finance Committee are hereby authorized 


« » Tara ‘ ye « Ta TOA t Ty % >Redem +s 
and empowered to prepare and have issued fifty bonds of jon" sdnas 


one thousand dollars each, and fifty-five bonds of five hun- mn tna 


dred dollars each, of coupon bonds of the City of Atlanta, 
amounting in all to seventy-seven thousand five hundred 
dollars, said bonds to be signed by the Mayor and Treasurer 
and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, who shall affix 


158 Part IT.—ORDINANCES. 


the seal of the city thereto. Said bonds shall be payabi 
in twenty years after the first of January, 1877, at the Treas- 
urer’s Office, in the City of Atlanta, and shall bear eight 
per cent. interest per annum, which shall be paid by semi- 
annual coupons to be attached to each of said bonds, and 
said coupons to be signed by the City Treasurer, and to be 
payable at the City Treasurer’s office in the City of Atlanta. 
Said bonds to be non-taxable by the city. 


is aneet Sec. 337. Said bonds are issued to meet maturing and 
maturin : . . Z : ; 
ponds, Outstanding bonds of the city which fall due January Ist, 


1877, to-wit: 5 Chattahoochee Bridge bonds of $500.00 
each, passed by virtue of an ordinance October 24th, 1856, 
and 75 Fair Ground bonds, $1,000.00 each, passed by virtue 
of an ordinance March 7th, 1870, and the Finance Com- 
mittee are hereby authorized to sell said bonds to meet said 
maturing bonds, and the proceeds of the sale of the bonds 
authorized by this ordinance shall be used for the purpose 
of said maturing bonds, and no other. Said ordinance 
being in full conformity with an act passed by the General 


Oct. 13th, “SSembly of Georgia, February 28th, 1874, and embraced 


ih in section 32 of the City Charter of Atlanta, Georgia. 


SEC. 338. By virtue of the Act of the General Assembly 

Sept. ist, of Georgia, approved August 22d, 1879, the Mayor and 

ae General Council of the City of Atlanta do ordain, That the 

Finance Committee are hereby instructed to have prepared 

eeparea.* for issuance bonds of the City of Atlanta to the amount of 

togass- ooo” three hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars ($385,000), 

to be of denominations as follows: Two hundred bonds 

of two hundred and fifty dollars each, making fifty thou- 

sand dollars; four hundred and seventy bonds of five 

hundred dollars each, making two hundred and thirty-five 

Penomina- thousand dollars; one hundred bonds of one thousand 
dollars each, making one hundred thousand dollars. 

Said bonds to bear date October Ist, 1879, (which is as 

Rate of in- Soon as the same can be prepared), and shall bear six per 


terest. : : 
cent. interest, payable by semi-annual coupons, except one 


iWin 
wee eg 


Parr II.—OrRDINANCES. 159 


eoupon to each bond for three months, to-wit: from the Ist ; 

| , How pay- 

day of October, 1879, to Ist day of January, 1880. he 
Twenty-five thousand dollars in amount of said bonds 


shall fall due January Ist, 1886, and an equal amount on Bonds— 
: ar . ; : . when due. 
the Ist of January of each of the immediately succeeding 


four years. 

Forty thousand dollars on January Ist, 1891, and an 
equal amount on the Ist of January of each of the imme- 
diately succeeding three years. 

Fifty thousand dollars on the Ist of January, 1895, and 
fifty thousand dollars January Ist, 1896. 


Said bonds shall be non-taxable by the city, and the, 
Py ‘ Non-taxa- 


ble by the 
ay 
. > ry . . . > “s t 
taxation for the payment of the principal and interest Ot ta be pre. 
F ‘ ; vided for 
the said bonds as the same shall fall due. by taxa- 
eee 3 - tion: 
Said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and Treasurer 


Mavor and General Council shall provide each year by 
: i 


and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, who shall affix How sign: 
the city seal to each bond, and the said Treasurer and said sealed. 
Clerk shall each keep in their respective offices a complete 
record of said bonds as signed aforesaid. 

The name of the City Treasurer shall be lithographed to Coupons. 
each coupon. The city shall not sell said bonds, or any Must sell 


2 ‘ for par. 
portion ot them below par. 


Src. 339. After said bonds have been prepared in accord- 
. > . . ~e . Fj ane 
ance with the foregoing section, the Finance Committee committee 


shall sell. 
shall proceed to sell the same, and the proceeds shall be* 


immediately used, as said bonds are sold, in paying off the Proceeds to 
= : ; : aot pay float- 
present floating debt of the city, and for no other purpose ing debt. 


whatever. 


The Finance Committee shall report to each regular meet- 


Report of 
ing of the Council the sale of bonds made up to the date ere hy 


of each report, the date of sale, amount of ach special sale, 
and price at which sold. 


The Finance Committee shall cause to be preserved in 
a One ere 
aR RET OA ae a nna | Saga , ;_ of each de- 

the Treasurer’s office, unsigned, one bond of each denomi- ot cae? | 
tion to be 


nation for future identification, which bond shall have the retained. 


160 


Part I1.—OrpINANCES. 


Form of 
bond. 


Authorized 


st 


proper place for signature so punched as to prevent use of 
the same. 
Sec. 3840. Said bonds shall have the following form: 


STATE OF GEORGIA—CITY OF ATLANTA 
9 


FUNDING BOND. 
Issued to pay off the floating debt. The City of Atlanta, in 
the State of Georgia, hereby acknowledges itself bound and 
indebted to the holder hereof, in the sum of——dollars, 
for value received, which said city hereby promises to pay, 
at the National Park Bank, in the City of New York, or at 
the Treasurer’s office, in the City of Atlanta, on the;— 
day of: 


with interest at the rate of six per cent. per 
annum, payable on presentation and surrender of semi- 
annual coupon, and on three months’ interest coupons 
hereto attached, at said bank or Treasurer’s office. Chis is 
one of the series of bonds issued in pursuance of an ordi- 
nance adopted’ by the Mayor and General Council of the 
City of Atlanta, September Ist, 1879, in pursuance of, and 
in conformity to, an Act of the General Assembly, approved 
August 22d, 1879, which authorizes the City of Atlanta to 
issue bonds to the amount of three hundred and eighty-five 
thousand dollars, to fund the floating debt of said city, and 
is non-taxable by the city. For the payment of the princi- 
pal and interest of said bonds, the faith and credit of the 
City of Atlanta is hereby irrevocably pledged. In testi- 
mony whereof the Mayor and General Council of the City 
of Atlanta, have caused this obligation to be signed by the 
Mayor and Treasurer of said city, and required the Clerk 
of Council to countersign the same and affix the seal of the 
city thereto. 

Sec, 341. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Cown- 
cul of the City of Atlanta, That the Finance Committee be 
instructed to have prepared at once sixty-eight thousand 
five hundred dollars coupon bonds as follows: Sixty-eight 
bonds of one thousand dollars each, and one bond of five 
hundred dollars; said bonds to be due thirty years after 


% Parr II].—ORDINANCES. 


date. To bear date July 1, 1881, and due July 1, 1911. 


Coupons a: semi-annually first of July and first of 


January, to bear interest at the rate of five (5) per cent. 
per annum. Bonds and coupons payable in New York, or 
Treasurer’s office in the City of Atlanta, and to be free 
from all city taxes. Bonds to be signed by the Mayor and 
Treasurer, and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, affix- 
ing thereto the seal of said city. 


161 


Sec. 342. The coupons attached to bonds to be signed by orm ana 


the Treasurer of the citv. The above bonds to be sold and of 
the proceeds applied to the redemption of the following 
bonds falling due July 1, 1881, payable at the National 
Park Bank, New York. Forty-two 
and dollars each, and fifty-three (5: 


(42) bonds one thous- 
3) 


dollars each, all dated May 15, 1866, bearing interest at 


bonds five hundred 


eight per cent., amounting in all to sixty-eight thousand 
five hundred dollars ($68,500.) 

Src. 343. By virtue of an Act of the General Assembly, 
approved September 26th, 1883, the Mayor and General 
Council of the City of Atlanta do ordain : 


ei sition 


Sec. 344. That the Finance Committee are hereby city Bonas, 


instructed to have prepared for issuance, bonds of the City 
of Atlanta, to-wit: One hundred and eleven bonds of the 
denomination of five hundred dollars each, making fitty- 
five thousand five hundred dollars. Said bonds shall beat 
date, January 1, 1884, and shall bear six per cent. interest, 


payable by semi-annual coupons, viz: First of January Date. 


and July of each year, and shall be due thirty years from 
date. Said bonds shall be non-taxable by the city, and the 
Mayor and General Council shall provide by taxation for the 


payment of the interest coupons, and for the payment of the pye. 


principal of the said bonds when the same shall mature. Said 


for $55,500. 


bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and Treasurer, and coun- How sign- 


tersigned by the Clerk of Council, who shall affix the seal of 
the city to each bond, and the said Treasurer and said Clerk 
shall keep in their offices a complete record of said bonds 
as signed. The name of the City Treasurer shall be litho- 


162 Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


graphed to each coupon, and said coupons shall be made 
payable in Atlanta and New York. Said bonds or any 

portion of them shall not be sold below par. The said 

Where pay- bonds shall be of such form as the Finance Committee may 
es direct, and shall be made payable in Atlanta or New York. 
Src. 345. After said bonds have been prepared in accord- 
Tosell. ance with the foregoing section, the Finance Committee 
shall proceed to sell the same, and the proceeds of such sale 

Oct. 15, ‘83, Shall be immediately paid to the proper representative of 
the State of Georgia, in compliance with the agreement 
heretofore made by the City of Atlanta to pay the said State 


To be paid an 2 : ; °14° : 
the State of of Georgia the value of the old capitol buildings at Mill- 
Georgia on s : 


account ridoeville. ar 1 Heed | ranlacina bonds eadv annointe 
New capi. Cdgeville, or be used in replacing bonds already appointed 


(ds for such, in the event said contract should have to be com- 
plied with before the above bonds can be sold, and tor no 
other purpose whatever. 

ane Sec. 346. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 


tedemp- Council of the City of Atlanta, That the Finance Committee 
tion bonds. s a 


be instructed to have prepared at once fifty-two thousand 
uly" dollars of coupon bonds,as follows: Fifty-two bonds of one 
thousand dollars each, or thatamount insuch other denomina- 
tionsas the committee may think best; said bonds to be due in 
thirty years after date, and to bear date of September Ist, 
1885, and due September Ist, 1915. The coupons payable 
semi-annually, Ist of July and Ist of January, to bear 
interest at not more than six per cent. per annum. Said 
bonds and coupons to be payable in New York City, or at 
the Treasurer’s office in the City of Atlanta, and to be free 
July6,’s5, Hom city taxes. Said bonds to be signed by the Mayor 
and Treasurer and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, 
affixing thereto the seal of said city. The coupons attached 
to said bonds to be signed by the Treasurer of said city. 
Said bonds are to be sold and the proceeds applied to the 
redemption of fifty-two bonds of said city for one thousand 
dollars each, falling due September Ist, 1885, and dated 
September Ist, 1875, bearing interest at the rate of ten per 


cent. per annum. 


Parr IJ.—ORDINANCES. 163 


Src. 347. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- 


Treasurer’s 
perro tai 8 
/ hse : pepe lithograph- 
instant, authorizing the issuance of fifty-two thousand dollars ed to cou- 
° : > : : 90ns to re- 
redemption bonds, be amended in the following particular: fernipHon 
e103 bonds. 


cil, That the ordinance adopted by this body July 6th 


That the clause in said ordinance requiring the coupons to 

said bonds to be signed by the Treasurer be changed so as 

to require that said coupons have the signature of the City 

Treasurer lithographed thereon instead of his signing same, Y °°: 
Src. 348. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- 

cil of the City of Atlanta, That the Finance Committee be $16,500 


: f coupon 
instructed to have prepared one hundred and sixteen thou- bonds. 


sand five hundred dollars of coupon bonds, as ile eras i 
Kighty-nine bonds of one thousand dollars each, and fifty- 

five bonds of five hundred dollars each, or such other 

denominations as the committee may think best; said bonds 

to be due in thirty vears after date, and to bear date of 

July Ist, 1886, and due July Ist, 1916. The coupons pay- 

able semi-annually, Ist July and Ist January, for the interest 

at not more than five per cent. per annum. Said bonds and BecemP- 

coupons to be payable in New York City, or at the Treas- 

urer’s office in the City of Atlanta, and to be free from city 

taxes. Said bonds to be signed by the Mayor and ‘Treasurer 

and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, affixing thereto 

the seal of the city. The coupons attached to said bonds 

to have the name of the Treasurer lithographed thereon. 

Said bonds to be sold under the direction of the Finance 
Jommittee, and the proceeds applied to the redemption of 

89 bonds of $1,000.00 each, and 55 bonds of $500.00 each, Feb. 1, ’86. 

aggregating $116,500 (one hundred and sixteen thousand 

five hundred dollars) falling due July Ist, 1886, and dated 

“May 15th, 1866, bearing interest at the rate of eight per 

cent, per annum. 

Src. 349. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- $25,000 re- 
cil of the City of Atlanta, That the Finance Committee be bonds. 
instructed to have prepared twenty-five thousand dollars of Pee. 2; 'S%. 
coupon bonds, as follows: Twenty-five bonds of one thousand 
dollars each; said bonds to be due and payable in thirty 


$25,000 re- 
dem ption 
bonds. 


Noy. 75°78 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 
a 


years after date, and to bear date January 1st, 1887, and 
due January Ist, 1917, the coupons to be payable semi- 
annually on the Ist January and 1st July for the interest 
on same at (4$) four and one-half per cent. per annum. 
Said bonds and coupons to be payable in New York City, 
or at the Treasurer’s office in the City of Atlanta, and to be 
free from city taxes. Said bonds to be signed by the Mayor 
and ‘Treasurer, and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, 
affixing thereto. the seal of the city. The coupons attached 
to said bonds to have the name of the Treasurer litho- 
graphed thereon. Said bonds to be sold under the direction 
of the Finance Committee, and the proceeds applied to the 
redemption of one hundred bonds of two hundred and fifty 
dollars each, aggregating twenty-five thousand dollars, 
known as funding bonds, falling due January Ist, 1887, 
and dated October Ist, 1879, bearing interest at the rate of 
six (6) per cent. per annum. Said bonds to be sold at not 
less than par. 

SEC. 350. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- 
cul of the City of Atlanta, That the Finance Committee be 
instructed to have prepared twenty-five thousand dollars of 


7, coupon bonds as follows: Fifty bonds of five hundred dollars 


each; said bonds to be due and payable in thirty years after 
date and to bear date January Ist, 1888, and due January Ist, 
1918; the coupons to be payable semi-annually on the Ist 
July and January for interest on same at (44) four and one- 
half per cent. per annum. Said bonds and coupons to be 
payable in New York, or at the Treasurer’s office in the 
City of Atlanta, and to be free from city taxes. Said bonds 
to be signed by the Treasurer, and countersigned by the 
Clerk of Council, affixing thereto the seal of the city. The 
coupons attached to said bonds to have the name of the 
Treasurer lithographed thereon. Said bonds to be sold 
under the direction of the Finance Committee, and the 
proceeds applied to the redemption of fifty bonds of five 
hundred dollars each, aggregating twenty-five thousand 
dollars, known as funding bonds, falling due January: Ist, 


: Part II.—ORDINANCES. 165 


1888, and dated October Ist, 1879, bearing interest at the 
rate of (6) six per cent. per annum. Said bonds to be sold 


at not less than par. 

Smo. 351. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Council, aris 

That the Finance Committee be instructed to have prepared demption 
twenty-five thousand dollars of coupon bonds as follows: J f ae 
Fifty bonds of five hundred dollars each; said bonds to be 
due and payable in thirty years after date, and to bear date 
January Ist 1889, and due January Ist, 1919. The 
coupons to be payable semi-annually on the Ist of July and 
January, for the interest on same at four and one-half per 
cent. per annum. Said bonds and coupons to be payable in 
New York or at the Treasurer’s office in the City of 
Atlanta, and to be free from city taxes. Said bonds to be 
signed by the Mayor and Treasurer and countersigned by 
the Clerk of Council, affixing thereto the seal of the city. 
The coupons attached to said bonds to have the name of 
the Treasurer lithographed thereon. Said bonds to be sold 
under the direction of the Finance Committee, and the 
proceeds applied to the redemption of fifty bonds of five 
hundred dollars each, aggregating twenty-five thousand dol- 
lars, known as funding bonds, falling due January Ist, 1889, 
and dated October Ist, 1879, bearing interest at the rate of 
six per cent. per annum. Said bonds to be sold at not tess 
than par. 

Sec. 352. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil, That the Finance Committee be instructed to have $100,000 re- 

> demption 
prepared one hundred bonds of one thousand dollars each ; bonas. 
said bonds to be due and payable in thirty years after date, Oct. 5, '9. 
and to bear date January Ist, 1890, and due January Ist 
1920. The coupons to be payable semi-annually, on the first 
of July and January, for the interest on the same at four 
per cent. per annum, said bonds and coupons to be payable 
in New York, or at the Treasurer’s office in the City of 
Atlanta, and to be free from city taxes; said bonds to be 
signed by the Mayor and Treasurer and countersigned by 
the Clerk of the Council, affixing thereto the seal of the 


166 


\ 


Part II.—OrRpDINANCES. 


Oct. 8, 89. 


* $25,000 re- 
demption 
bonds. 


$40,000 re- 
demption 
bonds au- 
thorized. 


Noy. 6, ’90. 


city. The coupons attached to said bonds to have the name 
of the treasurer lithographed thereon. Said bonds to be sold 
under the direction of the Finance Committee and the pro- 
ceeds applied to the redemption of one hundred bonds of 
one thousand dollars each, known as “State House Bonds ” 
falling due January Ist, 1890, and dated October 29th, 
1870, bearing interest at the rate of seyen per cent. per 
annum, 

Sec. 353. Also fifty bonds of five hundred dollars each 
known as “ Funding Bonds,” falling due January Ist, 
1890, and dated October 1st, 1879, bearing interest at the 
rate of six per cent. per annum. These two lots of bonds 
aggregating one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; 
said bonds to be sold at not less than par. 

Sec. 354. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil, That the Finance Committee be instructed to have pre- 
pared forty thousand dollars of coupon bonds, as follows : 
Forty bonds of one thousand dollars each, ageregating 
forty thousand dollars. Said bonds to be due and payable 
in thirty vears from date, and to bear date January Ist, 
1891, and due January 1st, 1921; the coupons to be pay- 
able semi-annually, on the first day of July and J anuary, for 
the interest on the same, at four per cent. per annum. Said 
bonds and coupons to be payable in New York, or at the 
City Treasurer’s office in the City of Atlanta, and to be free 
from city taxes ; said bonds to be signed by the Mayor and 
Treasurer and countersigned by the Clerk of Council, affix- 
ing thereto the seal of the city; the coupons attached to said 
bonds to have the name of the City Treasurer lithographed 
thereon. Said bonds to be sold under the direction of the 
Finance Committee of this body, and the proceeds thereot 
applied to the redemption of eighty bonds of five hundred 
dollars each, known as bonds to fund the floating debt, 
falling due January Ist, 1891, and dated October lst; 1S 19s 
bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum. Said 
bonds to be sold at not less than par. 


Parr I[I.—ORDINANCES. 167 


An Ordinance to provide for the issuing of two hundred and fifty bonds 
of the City of Atlanta, of one thousand dollars each, to be sold to en- 
large the water supply of the City of Atlanta. 


Seo. 355. Wuereas, It has been deemed necessary DY g556 999 


the City of Atlanta to enlarge the water supply of said city, ee en 
thorized, 

and to expend in such necessary enlargement at least the sum 1890, not 
: yet issued. 


of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; 

Src. 356. AND WHEREAS, The money is not in the treas- 
ury of said city to pay for such enlargement of the water 
supply, and cannot be raised for present use by taxation 
under the limitations in the city charter; 

Sec, 357. AND WHEREAS, The debt of said city does 
not amount to seven per centum of the value of the taxable 
property therein, and may be increased in the sum of two 
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, without reaching the 
seven per cent. limit fixed by the State Constitution ; 

Sec. 358. AND WuerEas, The Mayor and General 
Council aforesaid desire to issue two hundred and fifty thou- 
sand dollars of the four per cent. bonds of said city, to run 
not exceeding thirty years, and to be paid off, principal and 
interest, by the time of their maturity, to be sold for the 
purpose of realizing the sum of two hundred and fifty 
thousand dollars, to be expended in enlarging the water 
supply of said city; and assent of the people being neces- 
sary to the validity of such issue of bonds, the said Mayor 
and General Council called an election’ to determine 
whether the issue of bonds as aforesaid should be made, 
and after full notice to the voters of said city, published as 
required by law, the election was held in conformity with 
the constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and the 
charter and ordinances of the City of Atlanta, to-wit; on 
the 14th day of October, 1890; and it appearing from the 
returns made by the manager of said election to the Mayor 
and General Council that the requisite two-thirds of the 
qualified voters of said city voted in favor of the issue of 
bonds as aforesaid ; 

Sno. 359. Therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and Gene- 


Parr [I.—ORDINANCES. 


ral Council of the City of Atlanta, and it is hereby ordained 


by authority of the same, That two hundred and fifty bonds 
of the City of Atlanta, of the denomination of one thousand 
dollars each, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum 
per annum, shall be prepared’ by the Mayor, Clerk of Coun- 
cil, Comptroller, and Treasurer of said city, and shall be 
sold by the Finance Committee to raise the sum of two 
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be expended in 
enlarging the water supply of the City of Atlanta. 

SEC. 360. Of the bonds aforesaid, fifty shall mature and 
be paid off, principal and interest, at the expiration of ten 
years from the date of their issue. Fifty more shall mature 
and be paid off, principal and interest, at the expiration of 
fifteen years from the date of their issue. Ifty more shall 
mature and be paid off, principal and interest, at the expi- 
ration of twenty years from the date of their issue. Fifty 
more shall mature and be paid off, principal and interest, at 
the expiration of twenty-five years from the date of their 
issue. And the remaining fifty shall mature and be paid 
off, principal and interest, at the expiration of thirty years 
from the date of their issue; so that the whole issue of 
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be paid off, 
principal and interest, within thirty years from the date of 
Issue, as required by the Constitution and laws of Georgia. 

SEC. 361. The interest on the issue of bonds hereinbefore 
provided for shall be evidenced by coupons attached to said 
bonds and properly signed, as in previous issues of bonds 
of said City of Atlanta, and be payable semi-annually at 
the office of the City Treasurer of Atlanta, Georgia, and 
in the City of New York. 

Sec. 362. The Mayor and General Council do further 
ordain, That an annual tax shall be levied, beginning with 
the year 1891, and continuing yearly until, and including, 
the year 1920 upon the taxable property in said city, and 
sufficient in amount to pay the yearly interest on the whole 
issue of bonds aforesaid, and also to pay the one-thirtieth 
part of said issue of bonds, and that the proceeds of such 


Parr [J.—ORDINANCES. 169 


tax remaining, after paying the interest each year, shall be 
paid into the sinking fund, to be kept by the City ‘Treas- 
urer until date of maturity of the installments of bonds, as 
provided for in section 360 of this Code, and as each of 
said installments falls due, it shall be paid by said Treas- 
urer from the sinking fund aforesaid: Provided, however, 
That the annual tax rate of one and one-half per centum 
per annum, fixed by the charter, shall not be exceeded because 
of the levy of the tax herein directed to be levied and 
collected. 

Sec. 363. The faith of the City of Atlanta is hereby 
pledged to the punctual and full payment of the principal 
and interest of the issue of bonds provided for in this 
ordinance. 


CHAPTER VI. 


MAYOR AND OTHER OFFICERS AND CONTRACTORS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

364. Fidelity companies as sureties. 366. Mayor, etc., not taken. 

865. Real estate owners only on con- 867. Not detend criminals, when. 
tractors’ bonds. 368. Nor practice law against city. 


Srcrion 364. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Fidelity 


insurance 


Council of the City of Atlanta as follows: That any company, companies 
with a paid up capital of not less than two hundred and EE 
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), incorporated and organ- Cr aitnton: 
ized under the laws of Georgia or any other State of the aiken 

United States, or any foreign State, for the sole purpose of be aoctetha br 
transacting business of fidelity insurance, as surety on or ae x 


guarantor of bonds of persons or corporations, and which 
shall have complied with all requirements of law for license But see | 
to, and the transaction of business by such companies in tion as to 
Georgia, may, upon proper proof thereof and upon produc- om™=tors 
tion of evidence of solvency and credit satisfactory to the 

Mayor, Judge, Committee of Council, head of department, 

or other officer or officers in and of said City of Atlanta, 


authorized to approve and accept bonds, be accepted as 


470 Parr II.—Orpinancgs. 


surety on, or guarantor of any bond or bonds of any person 
-or corporation now or that may ibe required by any law, 
ordinance, or other regulation in or of said city, to execute 
a bond in lieu of any surety or sureties, security or securi- 
ties as now required by any law, ordinance. or regulation 
aforesaid. And such company may be released from its 
liability on the same terms and conditions as are by law 
prescribed for the release of individuals, it being the true 
intent and meaning of this ordinance to enable corpora- 
tions created for that purpose, to become the surety on or 
guarantor of any and all bonds required by the laws, ordi- 
nances, or regulations of said City of Atlanta, subject to all 


Bonds for ney Feeds et Sue ° : . 
contracts the habilities and rights of private persons in respect of any 
signed >Y one of such bonds. 

only who F 

Ayn Sa Src. 365. That from and after this date all Hous for the 
estate in 


Georgia. performance of contracts shall be signed only by persons 
ept. 19,’88. 


owning real estate in Georgia. 


Mayor, . kc. 366. No member of the General Council, Mayor, 
ang coun’ Alderman or Councilman, from and after this date, shall be- 
to be surety 


onany | come a surety on the bond of any city official, or contractor 
bond to = 

city. for city work. 

April 4, ’87. A. ; << 
A violation of this section shall subject the city official 
pissed SU dismissal from office, or a new bond shall be made with- 


for viola’ out any Councilman or Alderman as surety thereon. 
Sec. 367. The Mayor, members of the General Council, 
July 1,1889 the Recorder, the City Attorney and his assistant, and mem- 
ca bers of the Board fe Police Commissioners, are prohibited 
criminal from defending or aiding in the defense of persons charged 
when. with the violation of the laws of Georgia. 
This ordinance does not apply to cases in which either of 
Jan, 20, 90, Said officers had been employed before its adoption, [nor 
to the defense of prisoners in State cases where the officers 
He ae of the spolice force are not real prosecutors or 
one eae chief witnesses against the party charged. | 


counsel Sec. 368. It shall not be lawful for any person holding 


represent is 
agaicee” & position or office under the city government of Atlanta, 
Tene iss9 tO Whom a salary or compensation is paid by said city, to 


-Part I1.—ORDINANCES. Ase 


institute or bring as.attorney, any suit or legal proceedings 
against said city. Nor shallany such person hereafter, during 
his continuance in any such position or office, become 
employed as attorney or counsel in any matter or cause 
adversely to said city. 


CHAPTER VII. 


BUCKET SHOPS. 


‘SECTION 369. Prohibited. | SECTION 370. Penalty. 
Section 369. No license shall be issued to any person, . |. 
. . . ° e uc € 
firm or corporation, to carry on in said city what is popu- Se 


larly known as a “bucket shop,” “exchange,” or other j.5¢ 99,87. 
place where persons can buy goods nominally for future 
delivery, but where the real purpose is to allow the buyer 
an opportunity to speculate in the chance of a rise or decline 
in the goods or articles sold, or to carry on a business 
where persons can deal in “futures” or margins. 

Sec. 370. Any person who shall in said city, directly or 
indirectly, whether as proprietor, agent, clerk or other- 
wise, carry on or be interested in carrying on the business 
of a bucket shop, exchange, or other place where persons Penalty. 
can buy goods nominally for future delivery, but where the 
real purpose is to allow the buyer an opportunity to specu- 
late in the chance of a rise or decline in the goods or 
articles sold, or to carry on a business where persons can 
deal in “ futures” or margins, shall, for each day such busi- 
ness is carried on, and for each sale or transaction of the 
character above described, be subject, on conviction thereof, 
to a fine of not exceeding $500.00 and costs ; imprisonment 
not exceeding 30 days, either or both in the discretion of 
the court. 


172 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


Jan. 22, ’87. 


Duty. 


Dangerous 
walls. 


Expenses 
of removal. 


Compen- 
sation. 


CHAPTER -V-ELL, 


BUILDING INSPECTORS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
371. Election. 373. Dangerous walls; removed. 
312. Duty. 374. Compensation. 


Section 371. Three freeholders, residents of said city, 
shall be elected at the meeting when the other city officers 
are elected or at any subsequent meeting in each year, as 
Building Inspectors for the City of Atlanta, and shall hold 
their offices for the term of two years, or until their 
successors are elected and qualified. ) 

Src. 372. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspec- 
tors, in connection with the City Surveyor, to inspect all 
buildings or walls located on the various streets, lanes or 
alleys, of said city monthly, and when they shall be 
requested by the Mayor, and to report the result of such 
investigation to the Mayor and General Council. 

Src. 373. The Mayor and Council shall, if such build- 
ings or walls, or any portion thereof, located on any street, 
lane or alley, is reported to be dangerous, order the owner 
or agent thereof, or in the discretion of the Mayor and 
Council, the owner or agent of the lot upon which the said 
building or wall may be erected, to have the same taken 
down, or rendered secure. If such owner or agent shall fail 
or refuse so to do for the period of fourteen days,* the Mayor 
and General Council shall proceed to have the same taken 
down, or rendered secure, at the expense of such owner or 
agent; such expense to be collected by execution against 
such owner’s property, to be issued by the Clerk of Council. 

Src. 374. Said Inspectors shall receive sugh compensa- 
tion for actual service as the Mayor and General Council 
may direct. 


* By recent amendment to Charter need not wait fourteen days. 


Parr. [1.—ORDINANCES. 178 
RED IESE RISES ra eer RO 


CHAPTER: IX. 


BUILDING PERMITS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
375. Permit to build or change. 378. Further penalty. 
376. Description of building; sewerage. 379. Duty of Clerk. 


377. Penalty. 


Srcrion 375. That no person, firm or corporation, shall 
build or erect, within the fire limits of the City of Atlanta, and Sept, 
as the same are now, or may hereafter be established by ae 
ordinance, any house or building of any kind or character, 
or otherwise add to, build upon, or generally improve, or 
change any house or building without having first applied pwns. 
to the Mayor and General Council of said city and obtained 
a permission for such purpose. 

Sec. 376. Any person, firm, or corporation, making 
5 apes = : Descrip- 
application for a building permit, as above provided, shall oe oe 
accompany such application with a description of the build- 
ing proposed to be erected, the materials to be used in the 
construction, the street and number of the lot on which the 
same is to be placed, and such other description of the size, 
character, proposed use, and locality of the building, as the 
Mayor and General Council may in their discretion require. 

If it shall be deemed necessary, the applicant may be required 

to exhibit to the Mayor and General Council a plan of 

the proposed building. If the applicant desires to connect 

the premises proposed to be improved with the city sewers, 

the application must show how and at what point the con- 
nection is to be made, and for what purpose the sewer is to sphnsi 
be used. 

Sec. 377. A violation of the provisions of the foregoing 
ordinance shall subject the offender to be arrested and Pen™'y- 
brought before the Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., and 
fined in a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars, or to be 
imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, either or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 


174 


Parr II.—OrpDINANCES. 


Penalty. 


Sept. 17,783. 


Duty of 
Clerk. 


Graves, 
disturb- 
ance of. 


Penalty. 


Src. 378. It is also ordained by the authority aforesaid, 
that as a part of the penalty of sections 375 to 377 all work on 
such house or building shall be stopped, or shall not be com- 
menced, until such permission is obtained, and a violation 
of the provisions of said ordinance, as now amended, shall 
subject the offender, on conviction before the Recorder, 
Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., or any three members of Council 
holding the Mayor’s or Recorder’s Court, to a fine not 
exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceed- 
ing thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of said 
court. 

Seo. 379. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of Council to: 
keep a separate book for such purpose, in which he shall 
record all such building permits, with all the papers in con- 
nection therewith ; and such book shall be properly indexed | 
and numbered ; and for recording such papers the Clerk 
shall receive a fee of twenty cents for 100 words, to be paid 
by the party applying for and obtaining such permission. 


CHAPTER X. 


CEMETERIES. 

SECTION. SECTION. 

380. Disturbance of graves. 389. Carriages. ete. 
381. Tombs, disturbance of. 390. Burial of colored persons prohib- 
382. Traffic in. ited in certain parts. 
383. Burying outside of cemetery. 391. Night guard. 
384. Gates, how kept and used. 392. No more lots sold. 
385. Bell. 393. Burial of paupers. 
386. Sign or notice. 394. Exhuming dead bodies. 
387. Trees and shrubs. 395. Depth of graves. 


388. Work on lots. 


Section 380. Any person or persons who shall in any 
wise disturb any grave, deface, pull up or remove anything 
put or placed to mark a grave, or any paling or wall placed 
around the grave, or shall remove any plank, posts or tim- 
bers in the graveyard, such person or persons so offending, 
on conviction thereof, before the Mayor, Recorder, or three 
members of Council, shall pay a fine not exceeding one 


PART T1.—ORDINANCES. 175 


hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days in the calaboose or common jail of Fulton 


county. 
Src. 381. Any person who. shall destroy, mutilate, Disturbing 
_ tombs an 
deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument, gravestone adjuncts,or 
; shrubbery. 


or other structure placed in the cemetery, in the said City 
of Atlanta, or any fence, railing or other work, for the pro- 
tection or ornament of any tomb, monument, gravestone or 
other structure aforesaid, or for the ornament or protection 
of said cemetery, or shall willfully destroy, cut, break, 
remove or injure any tree, shrub or plant that may have 
been planted, or that may be growing in said cemetery, or 
commit any other trespass within the limits of said cemetery, 
shall, upon conviction thereof, before the Mayor, Recorder, 
or three members of Council, pay a fine of not exceeding 
one hundred dollars, and may be imprisoned in the guard- 
house or calaboose not exceeding thirty days, which money, 
when collected, shall be applied one-half to the informer, 
and the other half by City Council, under the direction of 
the committee on the cemetery, to the reparation and resto- °°" 
ration of the property destroyed or injured as above. 

Sec. 382. Any person or persons, who shall sell, or offer To prevent 
for sale, any article of merchandise, or any fruit, drink, or pO a 
beverage, or anything of value, within the limits of the 
cemetery, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding one 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, 
in the discretion of the court. 


April 21,’79 


Penalties. 


Sec. 383. Any person or persons, who shall bury, or cause Burying 
to be buried, any dead person or persons in any other place cometery. 
in this city than the public cemetery, without permission of 
Council, shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding 
one hundred dollars’ and costs, for each offence, or be 
imprisoned in the calaboose or county jail not exceeding 
thirty days. 

Sec. 384. That the gates leading into the city cemetery ates. 
on Decatur and Fair streets, shall be kept locked, and #4 used. 


opened only on funeral occasions, or at the request of parties Fe?” 18” 


176 


Bell. 


Sign. 


Trees and 
shrubs. 


Work on. 
lots. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


hauling material for cemetery purposes; that the gate on 
Hunter street shall be the general funeral entrance to said 
cemetery. | 

Src. 385. That a bell shall be placed at the Sexton’s 
office, which shall be rung at a specified hour in the morning, 
when the cemetery will be open to the public, and said bell 
shall again be rung ata specified hour in the evening for 
the space of fifteen minutes, as a signal for all persons to 
retire from said cemetery before the gates are closed for the 
night ; and any person or persons found remaining in said 
cemetery after the bell has ceased ringing in the evening, or 
found in the cemetery before the ringing of the bell in the 
morning, shall be arrested by any person or officer clothed 
by the city with authority to make such arrest, and, on con- 
viction, shall be punished as prescribed in section 306. 

Sec. 386. That a sign or notice shall be placed at one 
or more places in said-cemetery, warning parties against the 
violation of the preceding section of this ordinance. 

SEC. 387. ‘That whenever any tree, shrub or plant, stand- 
ing in said cemetery shall injure any monument or decora- 
tion in an adjoining lot, by the drip from its leaves or 
otherwise, on complaint being made thereof to the Sexton, 
it shall be his duty to notify the party or parties owning the 
said tree, shrub or plant, to remove the same, and in case 
he, she or they shall refuse or fail to do so, then, and in 
that event the Sexton shall have power to remove or cause 
to be removed said tree, shrub or plant. 

Sec. 388. That any person or persons entering said ceme- 
tery for the purpose of working on any lot or lots belong- 
ing to another person or persons, shall first present to the 
Sexton an order, in writing from the owner (or agent of 
the owner) of said lot or lots, stating it to be their wish that 
the bearer thereof be permitted to work on said lot or lots, 
and such work must not interfere with the walks, decora- 
tions or other general arrangements in any manner, under 
the supervision of the Sexton. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. Ve 


Src. 389. That any person or persons having in charge 
: : ° Carriages, 
any carriage, wagon, dray or any vehicle, shall not drive the efe""" 


same on, or allow the same to occupy any walk or alley pro- dantts ae 
hibited by the Sexton. Feb. 20, ’82. 
Src. 390. The Sexton shall not bury, or allow to be Burial of 
buried, any colored persons upon ground set apart for or ear 
used for the burial of white persons. Hears 
Src. 391. There shall be elected by the Police Commis- Night 
guards. 


sioners, at the time other officers of the police force are 
elected, three night guards for the cemetery, who shall hold ia 
their office for two years, unless dismissed for cause. ‘Their 
compensation shall be payable monthly. Their hours ofSalary. 
service shall be the same as those now required of the police 

force. They shall have all the powers of regular policemen, 

and shall guard the cemetery at night, and arrest all intrud- 

ers and violators of city ordinances in and around the cem- July 21, '79. 
etery. The Board of Police Commissioners shall cause one 

of the Captains of Police, on duty, to visit the cemetery at 

least once every night, and as often as may be necessary, to 

see that the cemetery guards are in the proper discharge of powers. 
their duties and carefully protecting the cemetery from 
intrusion. 

Sec. 392. That from and after the passage of this ordi-. 
nance, no more lots shall be sold or donated by the City Cemetery. 
of Atlanta, in Oakland Cemetery, for the purpose of making 
interments thereon. 

Sec. 393. From and after this date all orders for paupers’ paupers, 
graves shall be directed to West View Cemetery Association, nanied: 
and all pauper interments made by the authorities of the 
City of Atlanta shall be in West View Cemetery until the 
further action of this body. 

Sec. 394. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- extuming 
cil of Atlanta: Section 1. That from and after the adop- peciee i 
tion of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to exhume dead Cemetery. 
bodies at Oakland Cemetery without a permit from the 
Board of Health of the City of Atlanta, and any person so 
offending shall, on conviction, be fined in the sum not 


178 Part II.—OrpDINANCES. 


exceeding one hundred dollars, or to work’ and labor on 

the public streets of the city not longer than thirty days, 

either or both in the discretion of the court. And the 

Apa Board of Health is hereby authorized and empowered to 

make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and 

proper to carry out the true intent and purpose of this ordi-' 

nance. Sec. 2. That all ordinances in conflict with the 
above are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 395. That from and after the passage of this. 

Hien inordinance, Section 1, no grave in Oakland Cemetery 


Oakland 
cemetery, shall be less than five feet deep. Sec. 2. The opening of a 


4 grave in said cemetery and the interring therein of an addi- 
tional body is forbidden. Sec. 3. Any person or persons 
violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, on 
conviction before the Recorder, be punished by a fine not 

a ey: exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not longer 

than thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 

court. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Sanitary 

Inspectors to see to the enforcement of the provisions of 


this ordinance.* 


CHAPTER XI. 


CHECKS LOST. 


SECTION 396. Record of lost checks. | SECTION 397. Transcript of record. 


SecTION 396. The Clerk of Council shall make and 

Recordof keep in a book, to be prepared for that purpose, a record 
of all city checks lost by the owners and renewed by the 
Council, with their dates, numbers, amounts, in whose favor 

issued, whether payable to order or bearer; for what pur- 

pose or on what account issued, and the dates.and amounts. 

of all credits on said checks, with the name of the owner 


at the time of the entry of the eredit. 


*See action of Mayor and Council of May. 5th, 1884, and following meeting of 
Aldermanic Board for relations of city to West View Cemetery. ; - : 


Part I[1++OrpINANCES. © 179 
Src. 397. The said Clerk shall make correct transcripts 
of such record in a large, fair hand, and furnish one to the Mee Sia tee 
Treasurer, Marshal and Tax Collector, to be posted con- 
spicuously on o¥ near their desks for convenience of refer- 
ence. The description of each renewed check shall, imme- 
diately after its renewal, be added to the record and to each 


of said transcripts. 


CHAPTER XII. 


CITY ATTORNEY.* 


SECTION 398. Election and duties of. | SECTION 399. Sue negligent officials. 


Srcrion 398. There shall be an attorney elected by the 
Mayor and General Council for the City of Atlanta, who salary 
shall have the title of City Attorney, whose duty shall be 
to prepare all such cases as may come before the Mayor or 
General Council, and prosecute the same, and attend to 
such legal business as may be required of him, in favor of 
said city, and give counsel in all cases required of him by 
the officers of said city; and who shall receive a reasona- puties. 
ble salary, to be fixed by the Mayor and General Council 
next preceding his election, which shall not be changed 
during his term. | 

Sec. 399. In all actions hereafter brought against the 5, wages 
city in which it is sought to recover damages on the ground O2 erea 
of negligence resulting in injury to plaintiff or other per- negligent 
son in whose right, or for injury to whom he sues, it shall ee 
be the duty of the City Attorney, upon inquiring into the er agra 
facts, to serve a notice upon any and all offivers or em- 
ployees of the city, whoever he or they may be, by whose | 
negligence it was, if such negligence there be, that such 
injury occurred, notice of the pendency of such action, CECE a 
together with a:copy of the declaration in said case, at least 
five days before the trial thereof, and if said suit results in 
a final recovery against the city it shall thereupon be the 


- *NorE.—The Assistant City Attorney is appointed by thé City Attorney, subject 
© confirmation by the Mayor and General Council. a Paget tee 


180 Part [1.—ORDINANCES. 


duty of the City Attorney, by virtue of this ordinance, and 
without further authority or direction therefor, to institute 
suit against the person or persons thus notified, to recover 
defend said amount from him or them upon their liability over to 


criminals— 


norhis the city, in such case by law existing: Provided, that noth- 
assistant— 


when. —_ ing herein contained shall be construed to hold any mem- 


and 368. ber of the General Council responsible for his vote in any 


matter pending before the General Council otherwise than 
_ his lability under the charter. 


CHAPTER XIII. 


CITY HALE PARE: 


SECTION. SECTION, 

400. Interfering with birds. 402. Nuisances in buildings 

401. Trespassing on grass. 

SECTION 400. Any person taking the eggs or birds from 

Interfering a bird’s nest, tearing down or destroying a bird’s nest, or 
nests. shooting, throwing stones, flipping at or killing a bird or 

birds in the City Hall lot, or any of the shade trees in the 

incorporate limits of Atlanta, shall be subject to arrest, and, 

on conviction, shall pay a fine of not exceeding ten dollars 

and costs, or imprisonment not more than five days in the 

station-house. : 
Te Sec. 401. Any person who shall, after being ordered off, 
pct walk on the grass of the City Hall lot of Atlanta, except 
such persons as may be cutting or attending to the cutting - 
of the grass, and such persons as may be dressing or attend- 
ing to the dressing of the grounds, and excepting such 
grounds or parts of grounds as may be appropriated and 
allowed for croquet or other amusements, shall, on conyic- 


April 2, 77. 


tion, be fined in a sum not to exceed ten dollars and costs, 
or imprisonment in the station-house not more than five 
days. 

Src. 402. Any person who shall commit any nuisance in 
the City Hall Park, or in any of the buildings or privies 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. | 181 


thereon, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding ten 
dollars, or imprisoned not more than ten days, in the dis- 
cretion of the court. 


CHAPTER XIV. 


CITY PHYSICIANS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

403. Election. 406. Small-pox hospital. 

404. Salaries. 407. Supervision of Relief Committee. 
405. Duties. 


Section 403. The Mayor and General Council may, Election. 
when other officers are elected, elect as many City Physi- 
cians as they may deem necessary for the proper treatment 
of the poor of the city. 

Sec. 404. Said City Physicians shall receive such salaries gajaries. 
as may be fixed by the Mayor and General Council, and 
the amount of such salaries shall be determined prior to 
their election and not be changed during their terms. 

Sec. 405. Each of these physicians must have his resi- ), jo. 
dence and office in the division for which he is elected. It 
shall be the duty of the City Physicians to attend to all 
kinds of practice among the poor, viz: medical and surgical 
cases, including obstetrics, venereal diseases, and small- 
pox.* It shall also be their duty to vaccinate every pauper 
child in their respective divisions, to which no objection is 
offered. 

Sec. 406. If small-pox prevails to the extent of necessi- Small-pox 
tating the opening of the small-pox hospital, the Mayor ee 
and General Council may, in their discretion, during such 
emergency, employ a physician to take charge of said hos- 
pital, at such salary per month as said Council may deem 
adequate ; and it shall be the duty of said physician to Physician. 
attend all pauper cases of small-pox occurring in the city, 
and to cause the removal of such cases to the small-pox 


* By resolution they are required to make quarterly reports.° 


182 Parr. IT.—OrRDINANCES. : 


hospital at the earliest practicable moment, there to be 
treated. by him. And.it shall be the duty of each. City 
Physician to report to said small-pox physician all cases 
of small-pox occurring in his division. But when in the 
opinion of the Mayor and Council no such emergency shall 
exist, or such emergency shall cease to exist, then each of — 
the City Physicians shall attend the patients in said hospital 
in rotation, one month at a time, without additional com- 
pensation, and it shall be the duty of the Chairman of the 
Relief Committee to assign them to duty. The medical 
and other supplies furnished the small-pox hospital to be at 
the expense of the city. | 
Src. 407. The Relief Committee shall have supervision 
Supervis: gover the City Physicians, and see that they perform their 
committee: duties faithfully. In case of neglect of duty, they shall 
report the case to the Mayor and General Council, and if, 
after due investigation, the physician be found guilty, he 
shall be reprimanded, fined or dismissed from office, at the 
discretion of the City Council. 


CHAPTER XV. 


CITY ENGINEER. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
408. Election. 414. Grades—how established. 
409. Duties. 415. Grades—permanent. 
410. Sewer—cost of. 416. Inspect permanent improvements. 
411. Bond. 417. Reject improper work or material. 
412. Make plats. 418. Make out paving bills. 
413. Profiles. 419. And for sewers, etc. 


Section 408. There shall be elected by ballot, at the 

Election— time of electing other city officers in and for ‘the City of 
“lary. Atlanta, an Engineer for said city, who shall take an oath 
before the Mayor to perform such duties as may hereafter 
be required by said Mayor and General Council, annually, 
Oath of and he shall be entitled to and receive such salary as may 
be fixed by said Mayor and General Council, which shall 


not be changed during his term. 


~Part. [].—ORDINANCES. 183 


Src. 409. It shall be the. duty. of the City Engineer to 
survey, lay out and give. the grade of streets and sidewalks, 
and the inclination and shape of drainage for the city, and 
‘the form and dimensions necessary to culverts, and the 
thickness and strength necessary to all walls that are to be 
filled with earth, and to perform all other duties in his line Commis: 


sioners of 


of business that he may be called on to do by the resolu- fireet§ete., 


his plans. 


Duties. 


tion of Council, the Street Committee, or the Commissioner 
‘of Public Works, and to do all the engineering necessary 
for the city. The Superintendent of Streets shall work to Shall Keep, 
-his plans and directions, as well as those engaged in any 
work coming under his department. He shall file and May 3, 1880. 
-earefully preserve in his office, properly indexed, all plats 
of property furnished him by parties who make subdivi- 
sions of such property for the purpose of sale or otherwise. 

Sec. 410. He shall keep a record of the cost of all sew- Keep 
ers that have heretofore been laid down, and collect*from cost of 3 
all persons desiring to connect therewith, before granting 
them permission to do so, such an amount in proportion to 
the whole cost of the sewer as the frontage of his lot bears 
to double the amount of the whole length of the sewer. 
He shall pay over all amounts thus collected to the Clerk 
of Council. 

Sec. 411. The City Engineer shall give bond, with good aie 
and satisfactory security, in the sum of one thousand dollars, 
for the faithful performance of his duties. 

Sec. 412. That from and after the passage of this ordi- gngineer 
nance, that all permanent street improvements, whether pat 
for sidewalks or streets, when passed on by the Mayor and 
General Council, and concurred in-by the Aldermanic 
Board, the City Engineer is hereby required to make a plat 
of each street, or a portion of a street to be so improved, 
with the names and frontage of each property owner on said 
street; and when the street or a portion of a street is com- 
pleted, he is required to furnish the Clerk of Council with : 
said plat, specifying the amount due by each property owner. auty. 
Then it becomes the duty of the Clerk of Council to keep a Nov. 17, ’83. 


d. 


. ae 


184 Part II:—ORDINANCES. 


4 . 


separate set of books for street improvement purposes, and 
he shall be required to make monthly reports to the Mayor 
and General Council of all the money received, and from 
whom, and also the names and the amount due of each 
property owner who may be indebted to the city for street 
improvement, and that all ordinances or parts of ordinances 
in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. 

Sec. 413. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
permanent hance, when any person, firm, or corporation shall apply 
graces. for a permanent grade under section 64 and 66 of the Code 
of 1883, or when in the construction of sidewalks, sewers, 
Dec. 1, 1884. 9r improvement of any street or alley in said city, it shall 

become necessary to fix and establish a permanent grade, 
all the surveys, plans, profiles and grades, and other work 
Engineer's necessary, to perfect the same, shall be done and furnished 
ee by the City Engineer to the Mayor and General Council, 
who’shall, by ordinance, fix and establish such grade, and 
Council have the Clerk of Council enter on the profile showing such 
grade, the day and date of its adoption by the Council, and 
such profile shall then be filed in the Engineer’s office. 
Src. 414. That after said grade has been established by 


Work. : : 
es the Mayor and General Council, the work shall be done in 
conformity therewith. ' 

That hereafter no change shall be made in the grade of 
No change. 


any street or alley, unless the same shall first be fixed and 
established by the Mayor and General Council. That all 
ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the fore- 
going be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Src. 415. That when any person shall apply for a grade 
Permanent under sections 64, 65 and 66 of the Revised City Code, he 


grades, 


h ; . , 
now mea. OF she shall place with the City Engineer the sum of two 


dollars as a deposit to secure the costs—and when such 
grade of such applicant is made and established, he or she 
Oct. 1, 1883. 
shall pay the further sum of three dollars before becoming 
entitled to such grade. The sums of money so collected by 
the City Engineer shall be delivered to Clerk of Council, 


who shall return the same into the Treasury of the City. 


Treasury. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 185 


Inspect 


Src. 416. The City Engineer shall have entire charge 
and control of the inspection of all street, sidewalk and oncane 
sewer work and improvements in the city, and shall, by fsa 
himself or competent assistants chosen by himself, have all ne, | 
such work thoroughly and efficiently inspected as the same ar 
progresses, and where the immediate inspection is made by 
assistants appointed by him, he shall himself have a gen- 
eral supervision of such work of inspection, and is charged 
with the duty of seeing that all work done and material 
used in any such street, sidewalk and sewer work and im- 
provement, is strictly in accordance with the specifications 
for the same, to the end that the city and the people who 
pay for the same shall be fully protected against inferior 
work and material. 

Sec. 417. Should the City Engineer, at any time, or Feb. 16,’91. 
during any stage of the work, or after completion of the Reject 


same, and before the payment therefor, ascertain that any work and 
mMaterla 


improper work has been done, or any inferior material used, and make 
Y estimates 


it shall be his duty to require the same executed according econ 
f=] 


to the specifications, before approving the bill for the same, 224 final 
before entire and final payment for the same is made. But 

ssaid Engineer may make and enforce reasonable regulation 

for approval, or preliminary estimates on such work, as the 

same progresses. ; 

Sec. 418. The City Engineer shall make out all bills yaxe out 
against property owners for curbing, sidewalk and _ street?!’ ¢te- 
paving, sewer assessments, etc., which shall be numbered 
consecutively and entered by him in books prepared for 
that purpose, which he shall turn over to the Comptroller, 
and the bills to the City Clerk for collection, and the 
amounts of same shall be receipted for by the City Clerk 
to the Comptroller. The Clerk shall receive credit for col- 
lections on above accounts and the Treasurer charged with 
same upon presentation of daily receipts from Treasurer. 

The Tax Assessors shall make execution dockets against 
delinquents under this head, as set forth in cases of delin- 
quents for general tax, and the Comptroller shall credit the 


186 


Clerk to 
give bond 
and take 
oath. 


Clerk of 
Council— 
duty of 


Issue 
licenses, 
ete. 


Books to 
be kept 
by Clerk. 


Part II:.—ORDINANCES. 


City Clerk and debit the Marshal, the general procedure 
being the same as in case of delinquents for general tax. 
Src. 419. The Engineer shall make out all bills for 
sewer entrance fees, removing and replacing permanent 
street improvements, where water, gas, or sewer pipes are 
laid by citizens, and other work of like character, and 
enter the same in the books properly prepared for the pur- 
pose and turn over the same to the Comptroller, who shall 
hold the Commissioner of Public Works responsible for 
their collection. The Commissioner shall collect same and 
receive credit upon exhibiting the receipt of the Treasurer. 


CHAPTER XVI. 


CLERK OF COUNCIL. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
420. Oath and bond; duties. 423. Form of stubs, ete. 
421. Issue license, orders, etc. 424. Salary. 
422. Books to be kept. 425. Fees. 


426. When fixed. 


Section 420. The Clerk of the City Council of Atlanta 
shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, take the 
usual oath, give bond with two or more good and sufficient 
securities, in such sums as the Mayor and Council shall 
determine by resolution, annually, before the election. The 
Clerk shall attend all meetings of the General Council, 
and shall keep a fair and correct record of the proceedings 
of the same, and shall pay all moneys received by him to 
the City Treasurer, at least once a week. 

Sec. 421. The Clerk shall issue all licenses as hereafter 
pointed out, and all orders, summones, notices, or other 
instruments which may be required of him by the Mayor 
and General Council. 

SEc. 422. The Clerk shall keep the following books and 
accounts : 

1. A book or rough sheets of minutes. 

2. A book of neat and accurate minutes. 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 187 


3. A book for recording all licenses issued. 

4. An ordinance and covenant book. 

5. A book of charges, in which all cash items shall be 
entered as coming into the hands of said Clerk; also, an 
account of all moneys paid to the City Treasurer, which 
book shall be so prepared and entries therein so made, that, 
at the end of the year, he may readily determine how much 
has been appropriated by the city for streets and sewers, 
and how much has been collected from the citizens for such 
work. . | 

6. A check book, which shall contain a margin, showing 
the number, amount, date, for what purpose ordered, and 
to whom granted, in each case. 

7. A book in which he shall register the names and places 
of business, and date of license of each person, firm, com- 
pany or corporation doing or carrying on any business, 
calling, trade or profession in said city. 

8. He shall keep a substantial book, in which he shall 
have recorded all petitions for street work, and all waivers 
of damage on account of street work, after which the 
originals shall be safely filed and kept by him.. 

That said Clerk shall make a minute in said record book 
of the time, amount, and the name of the person to whom Cet. 8, ’89. 
paid, of all payments by said city on account of claims for 
personal injury or injury to property, real or personal. 

That said record book shall be well indexed, so that the 
matters and things therein contained can be readily found. 

Sec. 428. All licenses for business and commission _ 
returns, etc., shall be issued by the City Clerk, based on lieense— 
the schedule of charges for business set forth in the tax issued, 


collected 
ordinance each year. These licenses and commission 224 


returned. 
returns, etc., shall have two stubs, which shall be filled in 
by the Clerk with the name, business, amount, ete., as the 
license, ete., written by him shall show, and he shall certify 
the same on the license and commission returns, etc., he 
shall deliver to the Tax Collector the license or commission 


returns, etc., and one of the stubs so written, retaining the 


188 


Salary. 


Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


other stub from which to make up his accounts. The Tax 
Collector, having been relieved from duty in the Assessor’s 
office, shall collect the amount of the license, commission 
returns, etc., so issued by the City Clerk, retaining the 
stub, and charge up same in a book kept for that purpose, 
and shall report to the Comptroller on the same day all 
such licenses or commission returns, etc., collected by him, 
accompanied with the stubs so turned over to him by the 
City Clerk, to be verified by him. The stubs and license 
or commission returns, etc., shall bear the same number, 
date, etc., so as to be readily identified as triplicates. The 
General Business Licenses shall be numbered annually from 
1 to 15,000; the Dray and Hack Licenses from 15,001 to 
20,000; Retail Liquor Licenses from 20,001 to 22,000; 
Wholesale Liquor Licenses from 22,001 to 23,000; Com- 
mission Returns, etc., 23,001 to 25,000. The City Clerk 
shall make each day a detailed statement to the Comp- 
troller of all the licenses and commission returns. etc., 
issued by him, showing the number, date, name, business. 
and amount, which must correspond with the license, ete., 
turned over by him to the Tax Collector. The City Clerk 
must also make monthly statements of same to the Comp- 
troller. The Tax Collector shall turn over daily to the 
Treasurer the sum collected by him for licenses, commission 
returns, etc., taking his receipt for same, which they shall 
report to the Comptroller, and he shall credit the one and 
debit the other. 

Sec. 424. The Clerk of Council may receive for his 
services a salary, per annum, payable quarterly, without 
perquisites, and shall do and perform all such duties as are 
now, or may hereafter be, required by the laws and ordi- 
nances of the City of Atlanta. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 189 


Src. 425. The Clerk of the City Council of the City of 
Atlanta shall be entitled to demand and receive fees, unless 
he receives a salary in lieu of the same, or the General 
Council shall have otherwise provided: 


Fees. 


For each case before Recorder where fine is collected__ — .75 
For each fi. fa. which is collected_____-. .--..- erie OU 
For issuing general business licenses, each —_--- - -- - 20 
For issuing dray and hack licenses, each..--_-.---- 29 


For other services such fees as heretofore fixed by ordi- yoy. 6 1890 
nances. 

The salary of the Collector of Street Improvements to 
be paid by the city, under supervision of Finance Committee. 

Sec. 426. Whether the Clerk shall receive fees or salary, | 
the same shall be fixed prior to his election, and shall not pensation 
be changed during his term of office. 


Dec. 28, ’86. 


CHAPTER XVII. 


COMMITTERFS. 
SECTION 427. Standing Committees. 


SEecTION 427. The Mayor shall appoint from the mem- 


bers of Council the following Standing Committees, for the }PP0™* 


preparing and considering of business for the action of tuitieos 
Council, to whom may be referred such business as the 
Council may deem appropriate, viz: 

Committee on Finance. 

Committee on Ordinances. 

Committee on Streets and Sidewalks—five members. 

Committee on Wells, Pumps and Cisterns. 

Committee on Electric Lights and Street Rail Roads. 

Committee on Relief. 

Committee on Market. 

Committee on Fire Department. 

Committee on Police. 

Committee on Cemetery. 


e 


190 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Terms of 
court. 


Summons 
and trial. 


Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
Committee 
charge of the 
ing bridges. 


SECTION. 


on Public Buildings and Grounds. 

ons bax; r 

on Public Schools. 

on Printing. 

on Sewers and Drains. 

on Water Works. 

on Contested Claims and Litigation. 

on Park. 

on Sanitary Affairs. 

on Salaries. | 

on Manufactures and Statistics. 

on Bridges—and this committee shall have 
execution of the work of building and repair- 


CHAPTER XVIII. 


COURTS AND TRIALS. 


SECTION. 


428. Terms of Court. 438. Fines. 

429. Summons of trial. 439. Persons implicated. 
430. Form of summons. 440. Contempt of Court. 
431. Failure to appear. 441. Collection of fines. 


432. Subpoenas. 


442, Work on streets. 


433. Defaulting witnesses. 443. Recorder. 
434. Continuances. 444. Marshal and deputy may serve 


435. Practice. 
436. Construction. 
437. Punishment. 


summons. 
445 to 447. Defendants must appear. 
448. Recorder reports. 


Section 428. The Recorder, or in his absence the Mayor, 
Mayor pro tem., or three members of Council, shall hold a 
court at 2:30 o’clock p. m. each day, except Sunday, at the 
Recorder’s court room, for the trial of persons charged with 
violating any of the laws or ordinances of the City of 
Atlanta, and also at 9:30 o’clock a. m. on Mondays, Tues- 
days and Wednesdays. 

Sxc. 429. Any person who is charged with an offense 
against any of the ordinances of the City of Atlanta, shall 
be informed by the summons in writing served on him of 


* 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


the nature of the cause of his accusation ; shall have com- 
pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his behalf; shall 
have a speedy trial before the Recorder, or in his absence 
the Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or three members of Council ; 
shall be confronted with the witnesses against him, and 
haye the privilege of cross-examination, as in the Superior 
Courts of the State of Georgia. The same rules as to ex- 
amination of witnesses and the evidence adduced as obtain 
in said courts, as far as they are applicable to examining 
courts, shall be applicable to cases before the Recorder’s 
Court and before Council. The party accused shall have 
the privilege of defending himself, by counsel or by him- 
self, or both, as to him shall seem proper. No one shall 
be condemned, fined or punished without a chance of being 
heard in his defense. Officers of city, informers, and par- 
ties injured, shall be competent witnesses when not on trial. 

Src. 430. It shall be the duty of the Clerk in all cases 
where complaint is made or information given, of any viola- 
tion of any of the laws and ordinances of said city (whether 
the party be confined in the guardhouse or not), to issue a 
summons, directed to the accused, requiring said offender 
to appear before the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., 
or three members of Council in the Mayor’s absence, to 
answer said charge, which summons shall contain the 
offense, and time and place of trial, bear test in the name 
of the Mayor, be signed officially by the Clerk and directed 
to the Chief or other officer or member of the police force, 
to be executed, who shall execute the same by serving a 
copy upon the accused, or leaving it at his or her. place of 
residence. , 

Sec. 431. Any person summoned as aforesaid, who shall 
fail, neglect or refuse to appear, or to render a satisfactory 
showing for such failure, neglect or: refusal to appear and 
answer the charge specified, may be fined in a sum not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, and the cause continued to 
such time as the court may direct, and the court shall issue 
an order requiring the Chief, or other member of the police 


191 


Rules— 
Counsel— 
Witnesses. 


Form of 
summons. 


Failure to ~ 
appear. 


192 


Subpeena. 


Defaulting 
witnesses. 


Defaulting 


witnesses— 
proceed ing 


against. 


Continu- 
ance. 


Practice. 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


force, to arrest said offender, and bring him or her before 
the court to answer said contempt, and it shall be the duty 
of said Chief of Police to keep the offender in custody until 
he is brought before the court, unless he gives bond for his 
appearance as provided by law. 

Src. 432. Whenever the attendance of any witness may 
be required before the court to establish any fact, the Clerk 
shall issue a subpoena, directed to the witness, stating the 
time and place of trial and the parties to the case, which 
shall bear test in the name of the Mayor, and be served as 
other summons by the Chief of Police, or other officer or 
policeman. 

Src. 433. If any person so summoned as a witness shall 
fail, neglect or refuse to attend said trial, or render at the 
time a sufficient excuse, in the judgment of the court, said 
defaulting witness shall be liable to a fine of not exceeding 
fifty dollars; and if said cause shall be continued on 
account of the witness’ absence, the court may issue attach- 
ment against said witness, requiring him to show cause, on 
the day appointed for trial, why he should not be further 
dealt with for contempt; and the Chief of Police shall, by 
virtue of said attachment, arrest, or cause to be arrested 
by some other officer or policeman, and confine said person, 
so as to have him, her or them before the Recorder, or 
other presiding officer in the Recorder’s Court, at such time 
as he may appoint, for further hearing of the original com- 
plaint. 

Sec. 434. Where the ends of justice. may require it, all 
cases may be continued. A1I continuances shall be addressed 
to the sound discretion of the court, under the rules gov- 
erning the Superior Courts of this State. 

Src. 435. The city shall have the opening and conclu- 
sion of each case, unless the defendant introduces no evi- 
dence ; then he shall be entitled to the conclusion. The city 
shall announce first, it they are ready for the triai ; if not, 
they shall be held to as strict a showing for continuances as 
the defendant. The rules of: evidence shall be the same as in 


Part II.—ORrRpDINANCES. 193 


the Superior Court, as far as applicable to the case on trial. 
All officers shall be legal witnesses when not on trial. 

Src. 436. The Recorder’s Court shall be controlled Rute ot 
by the rules of the Superior Courts, as far as they are ton 
applicable to Recorder’s Courts and a sound construction 
of the charter and ordinances of the city. 

Sec. 437. All offenders against the ordinances and laws p, icy. 
of said city shall be tried by the Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor ™°"* 
pro tem., and in their absence, by three members of Council ; 
and said court may impose such punishment as is provided 
by the laws and ordinances of said city for the offences of 
which said offenders may be found guilty. 

Sec. 438. For violation of any ordinance, or section of Fine for 


violating 
an ordinance, for which no particular penalty has been pre- when not 
otherwise 


scribed, the court may impose, in its discretion, any fine not fixea. 
exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or imprisonment 
not exceeding thirty days, in the calaboose or jail. 

Sec. 439. Ifon the trial ofany case before the Recorder’ ,. 
Court, it appears that any other person besides the one on i™Plicated. 
trial has violated a by-law or ordinance of this city, he or 
she may then and there be tried, unless: the case is put off 
for legal cause. 

Sec. 440. Any person who, during the sitting of Police Contempt 
Court, or during a session of the Council, or Board of Alder- 
men, shall be guilty of a contempt of court, or of Council, 
or refuses to abide by any sentence or order of said court 
or Council aforesaid, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding 
fifty dollars and costs, or confinement in the guard-house, 
or both, as shall seem expedient or proper under the cir- 
cumstances. 

Sec. 441. The Clerk of Council may issue an execution Collection 
instanter, where any fine is imposed by the court, or Mayor ® ""*: 
and General Council, to be levied upon the goods, chattels, 
lands and tenements of the person or persons fined, if the 
sum is not immediately paid, which execution shall bear 
test in the name of the Mayor, and be signed officially by 
the Clerk and be directed to the Marshal of the City 


194 Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


of Atlanta; or the court may, by order, compel any person 
fined, who shall fail or refuse to pay the fine, to work on 
the streets of said city, under the Street Overseer, or other 
person having control over said works. 

yon Sec. 442. When any person is convicted of any offense 

streets. against the laws and ordinances of the city, before the 
Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., it shall be discretionary 
with the court to punish such offenders by ordering them 
to work on the streets or public works of the city, under 
the supervision of the proper officer ; and payment of all 
fines, not otherwise paid, may be enforced by work as afore- 


said, 

Recorder, SEC. 443. Whenever a Recorder shall be elected by the 
Mayor and Council, he shall be governed and controlled 
by the foregoing sections of this chapter in the same manner 
as the Mayor is or would be governed and controlled. 

Sande Src. 444. That the City Marshal and his Deputy Tax 

Deouty Collectors be, and the same are hereby, authorized and 

summons, CMpowered to serve summons requiring persons to appear 
and answer before the Recorder’s Court, the same as police-- 
men are authorized, and that such service shall be as legal 
and binding upon the party served as though he were served 
by a member of the police force. 

Sec. 445. That it shall be unlawful for any policeman or 

Cases must 


beenterea Other officer making arrest of a person for the violation of 
eres laws, to enter the name of said person under a false or as- 
Feb, 21, ’87.Ssumed name on the police docket, but in all cases the true 
| name of the accused, and of the offence, shall be honestly 
docketed.. 

Sec. 446. It shall be unlawful for any court, under the 
tobe trea jurisdiction of the city, to try a person under a feigned name, 
race where he has reason to believe a fraud is being practiced on 
mm the eourt, and on the public, by the use of a feigned or ficti- 
as tious name, and the concealment of the true name ; nor shall 
accused —_ said court entertain a plea of guilty, except the Rs: is per- 
present. sonally present at a regular call of the docket in open court; 


and the court shall then inquire into all the circumstances, 


Part JI.—ORDINANCES. . 195 


and impose such sentence as is proper... If the person goon 


arrested, or against whom the case is made be a female, then, females 


y be 
in such case the court may or may not require her personal excused by 


the court 
attendance in open court, as the ends of justice may from 
e . ° . . actua 
demand, as the court in its discretion may determine. attendance 
ar. 7, 1887 


lard “ . o Z y . 7 ris] ‘ 
Src. 447. Any person violating the foregoing provisions, 5. sai 


1etl . | > rag] rer r 5 from 
on conviction thereof in the court presided over by the 79m ,,. 


Recorder, Mayor, or three members of the Council, shall be “0%%™ 


fined, not exceeding $100.00, or imprisoned, not exceeding 
thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the court, 
and also be subject to dismissal from office. 
Src. 448. The Recorder shall make daily to the Comp- Recorder 


make 


, , . , ane 
troller a detailed report, with number, name, crime, date rochts to 


and amount of fine imposed, as appears upon his Court tone. 


Docket, to the Comptroller, who shall hold the Chief of 
Police responsible for their collection. The Chief shall 
obtain credit upon showing his receipt of deposit with the 
Treasurer when the fines are paid in money, or, if the fine 
has been remitted, upon certificate of Mayor and Recorder 
to that effect, or, if by labor on public works, or escape or 
otherwise, by certificate of Commissioner of Public Works 
and Stockade Keeper to that effect. These reports to be 
made daily and monthly to the Comptroller, and deposits 
to be made daily with the Treasurer. 


CHAPTER XIX. 


COWS. 
SECTION. : ; 2, SECTION. 
449. Not to run at large, 454. How impounded and sold. 
450. Advertised and sold. — : 455. Not grazed: without land. owner’s 
45t.- Owner to. have net-proceeds. : _.. consent. 
452. Cows to be milked. | 456. Penalty.’ 
453. Penalty for letting cattle run at |). ~* 


large. 


SecTIon 449. No cattle of any kind shall be permitted Cattle 


running 
to run at large either day or night, upon any street of the  J#7se. 


city within the sanitary limits, and between November Ist 8?’ 


196 


Parr II.—OrRDINANCES.* 


Shall be 
advertised 
and sold. 


Money 
collected. 


Owner 
repaid 
proceeds 
of sale. 


Cows to be 


milked,etce. 


Cattle 
prohibited 
from 
running 
at large. 


Penalty. 


Im- 
pounded. 


Advertised 
and sold. 


and March Ist, upon any street within the me 
limits. 

Sec. 450. That when any cattle shall nie eet taken 
up twenty-four hours and uncalled for, the Chief of Police 
shall, after advertising the same for three times in the daily 
city papers, sell the same to the highest bidder at public 
outery. That it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to 
pay to the Clerk of Council, weekly, all mone eel 
under this ordinance. 

Sec. 451. That any person whose cattle may have been 
sold, under the provisions of this ordinance, shall, by mak- 
ing proper proof of ownership, be repaid the proceeds 
arising from the sale of such cattle, after deducting expenses 
of advertising, feeding and selling, by petition to Mayor 
and General Council. 

Src. 452. It shall be the duty of the officers in charge of 
the pound in which cows are confined, under the foregoing 
sections, to have such cows regularly milked and cared for, 
so as not to be injured in their milk-giving qualities. 

Src. 453. From and after the first day of June next no 
cattle of any kind shall be permitted to run at large in the 
City of Atlanta. Any person owning or controlling any 
cattle that shall be allowed to run at large in said city, in 
violation of the above section, shall on conviction, be fined 
in asum of not more than one hundred dollars, or impris- 
oned not longer than thirty-days, either or both, in the dis- 
cretion of the court. 

Src. 454. The cattle so found running at large shall be 
taken up by any member of the police force, and confined — 
in a place to be provided for that purpose, and if unclaimed 
within twenty-four hours, the Chief of Police shall, after 
advertising the same for three days in one of the city daily 
papers, proceed to sell the same to the highest bidder, and 
the sum realized from the sale thereof shall be held subject 
to the claims of such owner for six months, during which | 
time the owner may, upon proper proof of ownership, and 
the payment of cost of advertisement and sale, and _ fifty 


“Part II.—ORDINANCES. 197 


cents per day for each head of cattle kept by the city for 


such length of time, as they were kept before sale, for of Pcccds 


° ‘ = of 1 . 
expenses of keeping the same, receive the same, and upon” ™* 


his failure to make such proofs within six months from the May 7, 1883. 
date of sale, the proceeds as aforesaid shall be added to the 
receipts of the Recorder’s Court, and as such go into the 
City Treasury. 
Sec. 455. That from and after the first of June, 1890, not graze 


: on lots 
no person shall be permitted to herd or graze cattle or other without 
“Le or . -,__ written 

stock on any lot within the corporate limits of said city permission 


. E rae : ie of lot 
without first securing permission in writing from the owner, owner. 


or agent of the owner, of such lot. And any person so 
offending shall, on conviction before the Recorder of said 
city, be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dol- 
lars, or by imprisonment not longer than thirty days, either 
or both in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 456. Any cattle or other stock found upon any lot, 
contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, shall be con- Penalty. 
sidered as running at large, and shall be taken up, adver- yg. 93, 1890 
tised or sold, in accordance with the provisions of section 


392 of the City Code of 1886. 


CHAPTER XX. 
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
457. Cruelty to animals punished. 458. Muzzling 


Section 457. Any person or persons in this city who Cruelty to 
shall overload, or cruelly treat, maim, bruise, deprive of cane 
necessary sustenance, ill uve, or in any manner whatsoever JUr¢ 18,'83. 
torture, or abuse, any animal or animals, shall, upon con- 
viction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty 
dollars and costs, for each and every offense against this Penalty. 
section, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. All 
conflicting ordinances and sections are hereby repealed.. 


198 Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 
Sec. 458. That any person having within the corporate 
e's limits cows and calves for sale, who shall keep the calves 


muzzled, or shall otherwise, prevent: them from sucking, 


Mar. 5, 1877 


shall be arrested’ by the police force, and taken before the 


Recorder, and fined for the same ina sur not exceeding 


ten dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding five days. 


CHAPTER XXT. 


DOGS. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
459, Running at large. 464. L. P. Grant Park. 
460. Tags. 465. Penalty. 
461. Claimant. 466. Bitches to be kept off streets when 
462. Record of purchasers ot tags. in heat. 


463. 


Unclaimed dogs killed. 


SEcTION 459. No dog shall be permitted to run at large 
Running in the City of Atlanta, unless such dog shall wear a tag or 


at large. 


plate, such as is prescribed by this ordinance ; and any dog 


found without such tag shall be caught by any member of 


the police force, or any other person, and imprisoned in a 


pen, to be kept at the calaboose for that purpose; and the 


sum of fifty cents shall be paid from the City Treasury for 


every dog thus brought to the calaboose. 
Src. 460. Each year the chairman of the Tax Committee 
bras: may have dog tags prepared and have a list made of same, 


which shall be turned over to the Comptroller, who shall 


copy the same in a book with consecutive numbers of the 


Jan. 3, 1889. 


tags, which shall be charged up to the City Clerk and sold 


by him at one dollar and twenty-five cents Clerk’s fee for 
each tag. The Clerk shall return daily to the Treasurer 
the money received from sale of tags, reporting to the 


Comptroller the amounts so received, name of purchasers 


and number of tags, and upon exhibition of the receipt of 


the Treasurer shall receive credit and the Treasurer be 
debited with the amount. Said tag shall only be good for, 


one year. 


ae 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 199 


Src. 461. The owner of any dog caught and imprisoned 
as aforesaid, shall be entitled to the possession of said ani- 
mal upon the proof of ownership, and the payment of one 


Claimants. 


dollar into the City Treasury, and the purchase of a tag at 
the price aforesaid. 

Sec. 462. The Clerk shall keep a record of all persons Recone 0 
who procure such tags, and if any person shall counterfeit ° "2 
or use any tag not purchased as aforesaid, he or she shall, 
on conviction, be fined not exceeding forty dollars and all 
costs. eae 

Src. 463. All dogs not claimed within twenty-four hours caeaes 
after being caught and imprisoned as aforesaid, shall be 
conveyed by the Marshal, or other police officer, outside the 
city limits and killed. 

Src. 464. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
nance, it shall not be lawful for any person to permit his or Dogs not 
her dog or dogs within the limits of the L. P. Grant Park. . ®. Grant 

Sec. 465. Any person violating this ordinance shall, ..) 7 1997. 
upon conviction thereof before the Recorder, pay a fine not 
exceeding $10.00 and costs of trial, or be imprisoned not *°"""™ 
exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 466. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any Female 


dogs in 


female dog to allow such dog to run at large, while in heat; heat not to 
5 ? ? yun at large 


and for every such offense the owner of such dog shall, 


peptye . E mn ° Owner 
upon conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hun- «Yana 


dred dollars, or imprisonment im the city chain-gang, not °°% "7°" 
exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of 
the court. 
And it shall be the duty of any policeman to kill said 
dog, when caught outside of her owner’s enclosed premises, J¥¥® 15%. 


when in heat. 


200 Part I[.—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER XXII. 


DRAINAGE, INCLUDING ALSO PLUMBING AND HOUSE 


DRAINAGE. 

SECTION. SECTION. 

467. Lots and cellars. 489. How lead and iron pipes con- 
468. Nuisances on lots. nected. 

469. Filth from privies. 490. Wiped joints. 

470. Obstructing water. 491. Traps for closets, ete. 

471. Plumbing, regulation of. 492. Traps near fixtures. 

472. Material. 493. Strainers. 

473. Direct arrangement. 494, Bath tubs and water closets sepa- 
474. Expose pipes to view. rately trapped. 

475. Water closets ventilated. 495. Traps protected from syphonage. 
476. Separate connection. 496. Vents regulated. 

477. Pipes and cement. 497. Traps not used as waste pipes. 
478. Sewer connections, how made. 498. Overflow pipes. 

479. Cast iron house drains. 499. Safes have special pipes. 

480. Lay in straight lines. 500. Refrigerators, how drained. 

481. Traps. 501. Closets, how supplied with water. 
482. Inlets for fresh air. 502. Out-door closets, how flushed. 
453. Brick, etc., not used. 503. Rain water leaders. 

484. Iron waste pipes. 504. Indoor leaders. 

485, Vent pipes extend above roof. 505. Steam exhausts. 

486. Size of lead pipes. 506. Tenement houses. 

487. No trapson what pipes. 507. Notice to Board of Health. 

488, Joints must be gas tight. 508. Penalty. 


Section 467. All lots and cellars within the city limits 
wae shall, by their owners and occupants, be kept in such con- 
be draine@. dition as not to allow any water to stagnate, or otherwise 
become offensive or unhealthy, or any other nuisance to 
exist thereon ; and upon conviction of a violation of this 
ordinance, such owners or occupants may be fined not 
exceeding ten dollars or imprisoned not exceeding ten days, 
for each day such nuisance exists after the notice hereinafter — 
provided for has been served. : 
ee Sec. 468. The Marshal or Deputy Marshal shall give 
from stag" said owners or occupants written notice of the existence of 

such nuisances, and after three days from the time of said 
notice, shall proceed to abate the nuisance by draining said 
lots and cellars, or otherwise, as may be necessary ; and the 
Clerk of Council shall issue execution for the costs of such 
abatement against said owners or occupants, and the lot on 
which such nuisance may exist. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 20] 


Sec. 469. It shall be unlawful for any person to convey, Filth from 
discharge or deposit the filth of his or her privy, or allow P™Y!: 
the same to be done, upon the streets of the city, or the 
property of another person; but it may be discharged by 
any private sewer into any public sewer discharging into 
running water. Any person violating this ordinance shall 
be arrested and fined by the Recorder in a sum not exceed- 
ing ten dollars and costs for every day, or twenty days 
work upon the chain-gang, if such nuisance so committed 
continues ; and the nuisance, if not abated by the offender, 
shall be abated by the Marshal at the offender’s expense. 
Sec. 470. Any person who shall, by the erection of al 
dam, or obstruction of any kind, prevent the natural flow 
of water, and cause the same to be dammed up or collected 
in pools upon any lot in this city, or any street or alley, or 
shall cause to be done any work the effect of which will be 
to cause any such damming up or collection in a pool or 
pools, shall be arrested and brought before the Recorder, 
and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding 
one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not to 
exceed thirty days, or either, or both, in the discretion of 
the Recorder, for each day such obstruction shall remain, 
or such work shall be carried on: Provided, that the above 
shall not prevent owners, or others from filli ng up lots as 
they may desire, if sufficient drainage or surface: age 1s pro- 
vided through or across the same for such natural flow ; 
and, provided, that the above shall not prevent the eharnine 
of the grade of any street as may be for the public interest. 
Sec. 471. All plumbing and house drainage, in both Regulating 


° . . . ° e . a Pp um bing 
public and private buildings within the City of Atlanta, 22d house 


p) 
shall be done according to the rules and specifications herein re 
contained, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Health 
to provide regulations to insure the enforcement of. this 
ordinance. 
Sec. 472. All materials shall be of good quality and free} Material 
from defects; the work shall be executed in a thorough | 


and Saas ike manner. 


Part I.—ORDINANCES. 


Soil and 
waste- pipes 
and traps. 


Ventila- 
tion oi 
water- 
closets. 


Separate 
sewer con- 
nections 
for all 
buildings. 


Glazed 
_pipes used. 


Private 
sewers, 
how laid. 


Sec. 473. The arrangement of soil and ibs shall 
be as direct as possible. 

Sec. 474. The drain, soil and waste-pipes and the traps 
shall, if practicable, be exposed ‘to view for ready inspec- 
tion at all times, and for convenience in repairing. When 
necessarily placed within partitions or in recesses of walls, 
soil and waste-pipes shall be covered with wood-work, $0 
fastened with screws as to be readily removed. In no case 
shall they be absolutely inaccessible. ; 

Sec. 475. All interior water-closet compartments shall 
be ventilated by windows into the open air, or into air- 
shafts of not less than three square feet in area. 

Src. 476. Where there is a sewer in the street every 
house or building shall be separately and independently 
connected with it. When possible, such connection shall 
be made directly in front of the house. 

Sec. 477. Where the soil consists of a natural bed ot 
loam, sand or rock, the house sewer may be of hard, salt- 
elazed and cylindrical earthenware pipe, laid on a smooth 
bottom, free from all projections of rock, and with the soil 
well rammed to prevent any settling of the pipes. Hach 
section shall be wetted before applying the cement, and the 
space between each hub and the small end of the next sec- 
tion shall be completely and uniformly filled with the best 
hydraulic cement. Care shall be taken to prevent any 
cement being forced into the drain to become an obstruc- 
tion. No tempered up cement shall be used. A straight 
edge shall be used inside the pipe, and the different sections 
shall be laid in perfect line on the bottom and sides: Pro- 
vided always, that only cast iron pipe shall be used from the 
lower end of the main vertical soil-pipe to a point beyond 
the house, foundation or area line. . 

Src. 478. Where there is no sewer in the street, and it 
is necessary to construct a private sewer to connect with a 
sewer in an adjacent street or avenue, it shall be laid outside 
of the curb, under the roadway of the street on which the 


© Pp 
Part II.—ORDINANCES. 203 


houses front, and not, when otherwise practicable, through 
the yards or under the houses. 

Src. 479. The house drain shall be of cast iron, with a cast iron 
fall of at least one-quarter inch to the foot, and when water- arte 
closets discharge into it, the house drain shall be at least 
four inches in diameter. 

480. It shall be laid in a straight line if possible. Straight 
All changes in direction shall be made with curved pipes, ®* 
and all connections with Y-branch pipes and one-sixteenth 
or one-eighth bends if possible. Under no circumstances 
shall more than one-sixth bends be used. 

Sec. 481. A running or half-S trap shall be placed on prebee 
the house drain at an accessible point near the house, 2#ins 
This trap shall be furnished with a hand-hold for conve- 
nience in cleaning, the cover of which shall be properly fit- 
ted and made gas and air-tight with some suitable cement 
properly applied. 

Sec. 482, There shall be an inlet for fresh air to enter yer 
the drain just inside of the trap described in the foregoing 
section, of at least four inches in diameter, leading to the 
outer air and opening at some suitable place not less than 
- ten feet from the nearest window. No cold-air box for a 
furnace shall be so placed that it can possibly draw air from 
this inlet pipe. 

Sec. 483. No brick, sheet-metal, earthenware or chim- 
ney-flue shall be used as a sewer ventilator, or to ventilate 
any trap, drain, soil or waste-pipe. 


entilators 


Sec. 484, Every vertical soil and main waste-pipe shall tron waste- 
be of iron, and it shall extend at least two feet through the aay 
roof, and have a diameter above the roof not less than that 
of the pipe proper, and in no case shall it be less than four 
inches in diameter above the roof. 

SEc. 485. Soil, waste and vent-pipes in an extension To go 
shall be extended above the cornice or roof of the main Shing 
building when otherwise they would open within twenty 
feet of the windows of the main house or of the adjoining 
house, 


* 
204 Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


Sec. 486. When lead pipe is used to connect fixtures: 
oe with vertical soil or waste-pipes, or to connect traps with 
vertical vent-pipes, it shall not be lighter than D-pipe. 
No traps on Src, 487. There shall be no traps on main vertical soil 
waste-pipe. or waste-pipes. 
Src. 488. All joints in iron drain-pipes, soil-pipes and 
Gastight waste-pipes shall be so filled with oakum and lead and 
hand-calked as to make them gas-tight. 
Sec. 489. All connections of lead with iron pipes shall be: 
Lead and . ‘ 
iron pipes, made with a brass sleeve or ferrule of the same size as the 
nected. lead pipe, put in the hub of the branch of the iron pipe and 
calked with lead. The lead pipe shall be attached to the 


ferrule by a wiped or overcast joint. 
Src. 490. All connections of lead, waste and vent-pipes 


Wiped : any 

Mints. shall be made by means of wiped joints. 

fn Src. 491. Every water-closet, urinal, sink, basin, wash 
Traps for 


closets, ete. tray, bath, and every tub or set of tubs, and hydrant waste- 
pipe, and every area and court-yard drain connected with 
a sewer, shall be separately and effectively trapped. 
Src. 492. Traps shall be placed as near the fixtures as 
fixtures. practicable, and in no case shall a trap be more than two 
feet from the fixture. 
Src. 493. All waste-pipes from fixtures, other than water-- 
strainers. closets, shall be provided at the inlet of such fixtures with 
strong metalic strainers to exclude from such waste-pipes. 
all substances likely to obstruct them. 
Path-tubs SEC. 494. In no case shall the waste from a bath-tub or 
eae. other fixture be connected with a water-closet trap. 
Sic. 495. Traps shall be protected from syphonage, and 
Traps pro- the waste-pipe leading from them shall be ventilated by a 
‘syphonage. special air-pipe, in no case less than two inches in diameter 
for water-closet traps, and one inch and a half for other 
traps, except when special anti-syphon fixtures or devices, 
which render the trap-vent unnecessary, are used; which 
coe tea, 2 xtures and devices shall first be approved in each case by 


the Board of Health. In all cases vertical vent-pipes shall 
be of east or wrought iron. 


Parr [I]1.—ORDINANCES. 205 


Continu- 
ous slope. 


Sec. 496. Vent-pipes shall extend at least two feet 
through the roof, or the single or combined pipes may be 
connected above the highest fixture with the main vertical 
vent-pipe. They may be combined by branching together 
those which serve several traps, but the area of the com- 
bined pipes shall not be decreased. These air-pipes shall 
always have a continuous slope to avoid collecting water by 
condensation. 

Sec. 497. No trap vent-pipe shall be used as a soil or vent-pipes. 
waste-pipe. 

Sec. 498. Overflow pipes from the fixtures shall in each Ore 
case be connected on the inlet side of the trap. 

Seo. 499. Every safe under a wash-basin, bath, urinal, Speci’ 
water-closet or other fixture shall be drained by a special (2s... ote. 
pipe not directly connected with any soil pipe, waste-pipe, 
drain or sewer, but discharging into an open sink upon the 
cellar floor or upon the ground outside the house. The 
‘outlets of such pipes should be covered by flap-valves. 

Sse. 500. The drain-pipe from refrigerators and the drain- gesriger- 


pipe from the supply-pipe shall not be directly connected Ry” °” 


. : . : . >, drained. 
with the soil or waste-pipe, or with the drain or sewer; it 


Special 


should discharge into an open and water-supplied sink, or 
it may discharge upon the ground in such a manner as will 
not create a nuisance. ; 
Sec. 901. All water-closets within the house shall be sup- water. 


plied with water from special tanks or cisterns, the water of (sets how 


: . with water. 
which is not used for any other purpose. The closets, except ”"""" 
closets placed in the yard, shall not be supplied directly 
from the supply pipes. A group of closets may be supplied 
from one tank, but water-closets on different floors shall not 
be flushed from one tank. No direct connecting closets will 
be allowed within the house. 

Sec. 502. Water-closets, when placed in the yard, shall out door 
: ; . closets. 
be so arranged as to be conveniently and adequately flushed, 
and their water supply pipes and traps shall be protected 
from freezing. The compartments for such water-closets 
shall be ventilated by means of slatted openings. 


206 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Rain-water 
Jeaders. 


Cast iron 
leaders. 


Steam 
exhausts, 


Tenements 


Notice to 
Board of 
Health. 


Src. 503. Rain-water leaders shall not be used as. soil, 
waste or vent-pipes, nor shall any soil, waste or vent-pipe 
be used as a leader. 

Src. 504. When within the house, the leader shall be of 
cast iron with leaded joints, or of copper with soldered joints. 
When connected with the house drain, it shall be trapped be- 
neath the ground, or just inside of the wall, the trap being 
arranged in either case so as to prevent freezing. In every 
case where a leader opens near a window or light shaft, it 
shall be properly trapped at its base. 

Src. 505. No steam-exhaust or blow-off pipe from a 
steam boiler shall connect with any soil or waste-pipe, or 
directly with the house-drain or sewer. They should dis- 
charge into a tank or condenser, the waste from which, if 
to be discharged into the sewer through the house-drain, 
shall be connected on the sewer side of the house or run- 
ning trap. 

Src. 506. The general water-closet accommodations of 
tenement or lodging houses, or of office buildings, or of any 
building in which said accommodations are permitted to be 
used by the public, shall not be placed in the basement or 
cellar, but they shall be so located and constructed that no 
offence or nuisance may be caused. 

Src. 507. Notice in writing shall be given to the Board 
of Health, by the contractor, builder or plumber, in all 
cases of new work, or the remodeling of old work, or in 
any and all cases in which repairs involve the removal of 
fixtures, or changes in the location or arrangement of fix- 
tures, when the work is sufficiently advanced for inspection, 
and no part of the work shall be covered or concealed in. 
any way until after it has been examined by an inspector 
of the Board of Health. And the contractor, builder or 
plumber shall test the work to the satisfaction of the in- 
spector, after plugging all openings, by filling the soil-pipes 
and vent-pipes with water, for the purpose of detecting 
any imperfect joints, or any other defect in the material or 
workmanship, which may permit the escape of foul air into 


Parr I1.—ORDINANCES. 


207 


or under the house; and all such defects that may exist 
shall be made good, as provided in this ordinance. Any 
plumbing work, as aforesaid, or any house sewer, or any 
house-drain put up in and covered without due notice to 
the Board of Health, shall be uncovered for inspection by 
direction of the inspector. And the contractor, builder or 
plumber who may be in charge of the work, and who may 
be responsible therefor, shall be subject to the penalties 
prescribed in this ordinance for any violation of the pro- 
visions of this section. 

Sec. 508. Any plumber, or other person who shall violate 
any of the provisions of this ordinance, or any person who 
shall knowingly permit any violation of any of the pro- 
visions thereof upon premises owned or controlled as agen 
or otherwise by them, shall, after conviction in the Re- 


t Penalty. 


eorder’s Court, be fined not more than one hundred dollars, oct. 1, 188s. 


or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, either or both, 
in the discretion of the court. 


CHAPTER XXITI. 


DRAYS AND HACKS. 


SECTION, SECTION. 

509. Licenses. 522. Drivers over 18 years old. 

510. Not dray without license. 523. Post schedule of rates. 

511. Refusal to haul. 524. Rendezvous for hacks. 

512. Unlicensed drays not to be em- 525. No other place occupied. 
ployed. 526. Drivers not Jeave vehicles. 

513. Rates of charges. 527. Not congregate, where. 

514. Refusal to pay hire. 528. Not drum under ear shed. 

515. Boisterous driving. 529. Not board trains. 

516. Standing in streets. 530. Penalty. 

517. Numbers, 531. Furniture wagons rendezvous. 

518. Hack hire fixed. 532. Must stay there. 

519. Penalty for over charging. 533. Drivers and helpers stay on wagon. 

520. Refusal to pay hack fare. 534. Turf or grass not hauled without 


521. Number lamps lighted. written consent of land-owner. 


SECTION 509. Any person having or using a dray, wagon, Licenses 
= « @) 


be 


or other vehicle in the City of Atlanta, drawn by a horse or obtained. 


horses, or other animal or animals, for transporting persons, 
goods, wares or merchandise, or any other thing or things, 


908 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


to or from the depots, or other place or.places in said city, 
for hire, shall first apply to the Clerk of Council and obtain 
a license: Provided, such applicants shall first file a bond in 
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, with good security, 
to be approved by the Clerk of Council, for the proper care 
and safe delivery of all goods entrusted to such person, or 
his agent. And for any vehicle drawn by one horse or 
other animal, he, she, or they shall pay twenty dollars; and 
by two horses or other animals, forty dollars, and the Clerk’s 
fee, for one year. License may be granted for six months 
for half the amount specified. 

Src. 510, Any person who shall carry persons, or haul, 


Licensed or dray for hire, without having first obtained a license, as 
raymen 


only ate |, stated in the preceding section, shall, upon conviction under 
to dray. 


this ordinance, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dol- 
lars and cost, or be imprisoned in the calaboose not over 
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 511. Any person having and using a licensed dray, 


Penalty or other vehicle, who shall, through ill-will or obstinacy, or 
for refusal ? 


tohaul. without sufficient cause, refuse to dray, haul or carry, when 


money is tendered, when requested by any person, shall, on 
conviction, be subject toa fine of not exceeding one hundred 
do}ars and costs, or imprisoned as in last section, or both, 
in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 512. Any merchant, or other person, who shall 


Penalty for > a ni xy y Le? Wh 0 € xTA € € ae 
émploing Knowingly employ any drayman, with any team of horses, 


ABR en or other animals, or horse, or other animal, and vehicle or 


carriage, to haul or convey any goods, wares or merchandise, 

or other thing or things, to or from any place in the City of 

Atlanta, for which there is no license, shall, upon conviction 

before the Mayor, or in his absence before three members 

of Council, of so doing, be fined in a sum not exceeding one 
hundred dollars and costs. 

Src. 513. No person having or using a licensed dray shall 

Bates oF charge or collect more than the following rates, to-wit: For 


each hogshead of molasses, $1.00; for each hogshead of 
sugar, 75 cents. Flour, meal, bacon, and all kinds of grain, 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 209 


fresh meats of all kinds, salted or otherwise, lard, and all other 
articles of merchandise, and provisions, or other articles, per 
load of eighteen hundred pounds, and bulk freight that can 
be safely transported, 25 cents. For a one-horse dray or 
other animal dray load of nine hundred pounds, or 
bulk freight that can be conveniently carried, 15 cents. 
For all parts of loads and small articles charges may be 
made in proportion—no charge, however, required to be 
less than twenty-five cents, unless otherwise agreed on—a 
copy of which rates shall be put on each license when issued 
by the Clerk, and which rates may be changed at any time 
by a resolution to that effect. 

Sec. 514. Any person procuring the services of a dray- pefusal to 
man and dray, and furniture driver or furniture wagon, pk 
car, or cart, and having become liable to pay for the same, 
as above specified, who shall fail or refuse so to do, 
or any drayman, or any person having control of a dray, 
who shall charge or receive more than the before-stated 
rates of drayage, (unless otherwise agreed on) shall be sub- 
ject to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, 
on conviction, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, 
or both, at the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 515. If any driver of such vehicle or any drayman, i in4 
ma 


boisterous 
manner. 


shall drive in a rude, boisterous, disorderly, dangerous or 
hurtful manner, or in such a manner as to put any person 
in fear of bodily hurt, or shall cause bodily hurt or damage 
to the property of any person, he shall, on conviction, be 
fined in asum not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, 
or be imprisoned in the calaboose or jail not over thirty 
days, or both, at the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 516. No drayman or driver of any vehicle shall gtanaing 
allow his dray, vehicle or team to stand in a public street, "T° 
and if through his carelessness or neglect his team runs 
away, he may on conviction thereof, be made to pay a fine 
of not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or be 
imprisoned not over thirty days. 


210 Parr IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


xumbers, DEC. O17. Each hack and dray license shall have a num- 
ber thereon, and the drayman or owner shall keep that 
number on his hack or dray, and for failure so to do, may 
be fined five hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned 
not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the 
court, 


April 2, ’71. 


Sec. 518. It shall not be lawful for any person or per- 
aces Baek bone engaged in driving a hack within the limits of this 
pases city to charge for one trip more than the following prices, 
to-wit: For one-horse vehicle, twenty-five cents, each per- 
son; for two-horse vehicle, fifty cents each person: Provided, 
that double the price herein named may be charged between 
10 o’clock p. M. and 5 o’clock A. M. 

Sec. 519. Any person or persons violating the provisions 
overcharge of the above ordinance, shall, on conviction before the Re- 
corder, Mavor or Mayor pro tem., be fined not more than 
twenty-five dollars and costs, or imprisonment not exceed- 
ing thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court, for 
each and every offence or violation. 
ane DEC. peu: ey person or’ persons engaging or using a 
topay hack in this city, not intending to pay for the same at the 
hack hire... a . : 

time such hack is engaged, but with intent to defraud the 
owner or driver of such hack out of the value of the use 
thereof (and every employment of such hack shall be held 
to be for cash unless time is contracted for when the 
engagement Is made) and shall fail or refuse to pay such 
driver his lawful hire at the end of the trip or time for which 
such employment was made, shall be arrested or summoned 
by any police officer or policeman to appear before the Re- 
Snes corder’s Court to answer a charge of violating this section 
of the City Code, and on conviction before his Honor the 
Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., shall be fined not 
exceeding twenty-five dollars, ($25.00), or imprisoned not 
exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the 
court. 


Oct. 15, 1877 


Parr IT.—ORpDiNANCES. F111 


Sec, 521. All persons owning or controlling hacks 1m sian xeep 


. . . r . b ed 
the city shall keep upon said hacks suitable lamps with the lamps” 


number of said hack painted thereon, and shall keep said afnicnt. 
lamps lighted at night. Any person violating this ordinance sept. 19,.’81 
shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding one hundred Penalty. 
dollars, or imprisoned not longer than thirty days. 

Sec. 522. Hereafter no license shall be granted to run ay jconse 
hack upon the streets of the city to any person under eigh- 2309 '° 
teen years of age, nor shall any hack be left, by any person Fe otk: 
owning or controlling the same, for any period of time in 
control of a person under said age; nor shall any such 
person refuse to haul a passenger when not otherwise 
engaged under the penalty provided in section 511 of this 
Code. | | 

Sec. 523. All persons owning and controlling hacks shall post 

schedule 
post in a conspicuous place in said hack a printed schedule of charges. 
of prices, to be furnished by Clerk of Council upon the 
issuance of license, and keep the same so posted during the Sept aaeen 
continuance of said license. Any person controlling any 
hack who shall violate this or the preceding section shall, 
upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one pave 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not longer than thirty days. 

Sec. 524, From and after the passage of this ordinance 
it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to designate Jue 21879 
some central and convenient place in the City of Atlanta as 


Rendez- 
a general rendezvous for all hacks kept and run for hire, yous for 


and that said officer may, from time to time in his discre- pee 
tion, change said rendezvous. 

Src. 525, After the passage of this ordinance it shall be Riss 
unlawful for any hackman to occupy any other place than °ccupy: 
the one designated as a place of rendezvous, and upon the 
violation of the provisions of this ordinance, the offender penaity. 
shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, 
or imprisoned at labor not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 526. Any driver or person in charge of any hack Pure OF 


hacks, etce.,. 


or public vehicle, who shall leave his hack for the purpose ote 


of soliciting patronage, shall not approach nearer than the pepe 


212 


Rendez- 
vous for 
drays and 
hacks. 


Not on 
Broad 
street near 
bridge. 


Oct. 4, 1886. 


No drum- 
ming 
under car 
shed for 
passengers 
by hack- 
men and 
others. 


Owners or 
agents of 
hacks, ete., 
shall not 
board 
trains to 
solicit. 


Oct. 17, 1887 


Penalty. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


curbstone of the sidewalk, and shall remain immediately 
opposite his hack or vehicle. And a violation of this 
ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 527. That it shall be unlawful, after the passage of 
this ordinance, for wagons to congregate on Broad Street 
between the bridge and Alabama Street, and any person or 
persons who shall fail or refuse to move their wagon 
or wagons after having been notified to do so by any mem- 
ber of the police force, or the Chief of the Fire Depart- 
ment, shall, upon conviction before the Recorder, pay a 
fine of not more than $25.00, or be imprisoned not longer 
than 30 days, either or both in the discretion of the court. 

There shall be no drumming for passengers by hackmen, 
or other persons, under the car-shed in this city, to ride tn 
cabs, hacks, gurneys, hansoms, or other public vehicle. 

Sec. 528. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell 
tickets to passengers under the car-shed in this city, to ride 
in hacks, cabs, gurneys, hansoms, or other public vehicles, 
or to make a contract with the passengers under the car- 
shed for transportation therein, and then show passengers 
to vehicle outside the depot. 

Sec, 529. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, 
his or their agents or employees, interested in the running 
of cabs, hacks, gurneys, hansoms, or other public vehicles 
in this city, to board trains under the car-shed for the 
purpose of drumming with passengers to engage or hire 
certain hacks, cabs, hansoms, gurneys, or other public 
vehicles, or while on the trains under the car-shed to do so. 

Sec. 530. Any person or persons, his or their agents or 
employees, violating any of the foregoing provisions, on 
conviction thereof in the Recorder’s Court, shall pay a fine 
not to exceed $100.00, or be imprisoned not to exceed 


thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. 


Rendez- 
vous for 
furniture 
wagons 
and drays. 


Sec. 531. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to 
designate central and convenient places in the City of 
Atlanta, a rendezvous forall furniture wagons and all drays 


Parr ITI.—ORDINANCES. 913 


kept and run for hire, and said officer may from time to 
time, in his discretion, change said places of rendezvous, 
and shall designate such place with a view to the least 
interference with business of such wagon and drays, and 
business interest of merchants and others. In designating |, i 
such places of rendezvous, said officer shall not allow more 

than four of any such vehicles to occupy as rendezvous one 

block of the same street, and these shall be far enough 

apart to admit of passage of vehicles and_ pedestrians 
between each such dray or wagon on each side thereof. 

Src. 532. After the passage of this ordinance it shall be 
unlawful for any drayman or wagoner, as aforesaid, to 
occupy as a rendezvous any other place than the one desig- penalty. 
nated for him as aforesaid, and any person violating any of 
the provisions of the foregoing ordinance, shall, on con- 
viction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or imprisoned at labor not exceeding thirty days. 

Src. 533. That while the furniture wagons are at said 
rendezvous, the drivers and helpers shall stay on their 
wagons. 

Sec. 534. Hereafter any person hauling or removing any ‘Turf, ete., 
grass turf or sand in the city without having a written removed 


without 


permit from the owner of the land (or his agent,) from written 
: consent of 


which said grass turf or sand was taken, shall, on conviction 1@24 owner 
thereof, be fined by the City Recorder not more than one “8 © 189 


hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the chain-gang for not 


more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 


214 


Annual 
election. 


Mayor. 


Nov. Peeivio's 


Voting 
places. 


Noy. 20, ’90. 


Polls, when 
open’d,etc. 


Managers 
consolidate 
vote. 


Clerk 

report to 
General 
Council. 


Part I[1.——ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER -XXTYV. 


ELECTIONS FOR MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COUNCILMEN, 


SECTION, | SECTION. 

535. Annual municipal election. 538. Polls, when opened. 
536. Mayor’s election. 539, Managers. 

537. Voting places. 


SecTION 535. That the regular annual municipal election 
of the City of Atlanta shall be held on the first Wednesday 
in December of each and every year, at which time there 
shall be elected an Alderman, or Aldermen, and one Coun- 
cilman from each of the six wards. 

Sec. 536. That the next election held under the fore- 
going section of this ordinance,* and biennially thereafter, 
there shall be elected a Mayor of said city. 

Sec. 537. That the voting places for the several wards 
in this city, from and after the passage of this ordinance, for 
all regular, special or other municipal elections, or other 
elections held by or under the authority of this city, shall 
be as follows, or as near the places named below as suitable 
places for holding the same, can be obtained, to-wit : 

First Ward—Corner Broad and Mitchell streets. 

Second Ward—Chamber of Commerce Building, corner 
Pryor and Hunter streets. 

Third Ward—Corner Fair and Fraser irae 

Fourth Ward—Corner Wheat and Jackson streets. 

Fifth Ward—Junction Marietta and Walton streets. 

Sixth Ward—Corner Pryor and Edgewood Avenue. 

SEc.: 538. That the polls shall be opened at each of the 
voting places at 7 o’clock A. M., and closed at 6 o’clock Pp. M., 
on the day of election. 

Sec. 539. The managers for the several wards shall meet 
in the office of the City Clerk on the day following the 
election, at 12 o’clock M., and consolidate the votes cast for 
each office to be filled; and the Clerk of Council shall 
report this consolidated return to the next meeting of the 


*“Note.—Mayor, Aldermen and Councilmen ineligible by charter to re-election ; 
and also ineligible to any other municipal office. 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 216 


Mayor and General Council, and it shall be entered on the 
minutes of that body which shall declare the result of the 


election. 
CHAPTER XX V: 
FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
SECTION. SECTION, 
0.40. Apparatus. 558. Duties of engineers. 
541. Officers. 599. Duties of stokers. 
542. Chief’s salary. 560. Duty of drivers. 
545. Divisions of department. 561. Duty of runners and laddermen. 
544. Board Fire Masters. 562. Duty of call men. 
545. Police powers. 563. Substitutes. 
546. Vacancies filled. 564. House régulations. 
547. Rules. 565. General regulations. 
548. Dismissal. 566. Alarm regulations, ete. 
549. Sickness of chief. 567. Uniforms. 
550. Right-of-way to fire and police ma- 568. Plugs examined. 
chines. 569. Letters copied. 
591, Vehicles keep off. 570. Employees assigned. 
552, Alarm, when given. 571. Rules studied. 
553. Alarm, not meddled with. 572. Meeting of fire-masters. 
554. Penalty. 573. Use of water during fires. 
555. Plugs and cisterns. 574. House in streets, notify chief. 
575. Penalty for violations. 


556. Duties of chief. 
557. Duties of foremen, 


SECTION 540, That the Fire Department of the City GL eee a. 
Atlanta, after the first day of July next, shall consist. of 
three steam fire engines, one reserve steam fire engine, four 
hose reels, one hook and ladder truck, and such horses and 
mules, hose, fuel wagons and other appliances as may be 
deemed necessary by the Mayor and General Council. 

SEc, 541. That the officers of the Fire Department shall opicers. 
consist ofa Chief, with the foreman of each fire company as 
assistants. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also be 
Superintendent of the Electric Fire Alarm Telegraph, and 
shall be elected by-the Mayor and General Council at their 
first regular meeting in June, 1882, and continue until 1st 
July, 1883, when his successor shall be elected at the same 
time other city officers are elected, and biennially thereafter. 


216 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


Salary 
of Chief. 


Sec. 542. That the salary of the Chief shall be fixed 


before his election, and shall not be changed during his term 


_of office. From the first day of January, 1891, it shall be 


Feb. 6. 1891. 


Division 
of depart- 
ment. 


Mar. 23, ’82. 


Board Fire, 


Masters. 


four thousand dollars per annum, payable in monthly 
installments, and the Chief shall not receive any additional 
compensation for the discharge of his duties from any per- 
son, firm or corporation whomsoever. He shall give a 
bond of one thousand dollars for the faithful performance 
of his duties. 

Sec. 543. That the Fire Department shall be divided 
into two steam fire engine companies, each consisting of 
one foreman, one engineer, one stoker and one driver ; 
two hose reels to be connected with the two steam fire 
engine companies, under the command of the foreman of 
said fire engine companies, and shall each be. operated by 
five runners and one driver; two hose reel companies 
shall each consist of one foreman, one driver and _ five 
runners ; and one hook and ladder company shall consist 
of one foreman, one driver and five runners, all of whom 
shall be paid as the Mayor and General Council may pro- 
vide; except where the said Board of Fire-masters shall see 
it is to the interest of the city to employ what shall be 
termed call-men, who shall be paid not more than twelve 
dollars and fifty cents per month, and whose duty it shall 
be to attend all fires, and there perform such duty as may be 
assigned to them by the officers in command. 

Src. 544. That the Fire Department shall be under the 
immediate control of a committee composed of the Mayor, 
the Chief, two Aldermen and the Fire Department Com- 
mittee of the General Council, which shall be known as the 
Board of Fire-masters, whose duty it shall be to employ the 
necessary men, and purchase all material for the proper 
working of the Department, subject to the approval of the 
Mayor and General Council. The Chief shall act as Sec- 
retary of said board, and shall keep a book of minutes of 
the proceedings of the board, and also all accounts that 
may relate to the Fire Department. 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCEsS. 217 

Src. 545. That the Chiefand Foreman of each company 5,);.¢ 
be, and they are hereby vested with all the powers of a PO¥*™ 
police officer of the city, in so far as to make arrests within 
the city. 

Src. 546. That the Chief shall have the power, if, in his Vacancies, 
opinion, the interests of the city demand it, to fill tempora- 
rily any vacancy caused by sickness, disability or absence 
of any member of the Department, and that such tempo- 
rary appointee shall receive the pay allowed to the posi- 
tion filled, and be subject to all the rules and regulations 
of the Department. 

Sec. 547. That the Board of Fire-masters shall have the A 
power to make such rules and by-laws for the government 
of the Department as shall to them seem most expedient, 
not in conflict with this ordinance of the City Charter. 

Sec. 548. That the Board of Fire-masters shall have the 

. 7 é 5 Dismissal. 
power to suspend at will, also to fine or dismiss, any of the 
officers or men who shall have been employed by said board, 
for any violation of the rules of the Department, after a 
full and impartial hearing and trial shall have been given 
to said officers or men by the said board, at a meeting to 
be called for that purpose. 

Sec. 549. That in the event of absence or sickness Ole re 
the Chief, he shall appoint a member of the Department to ° Chief. 
fill his place. The Chief shall not absent himself from the 
city without the consent of the Board of Fire-masters. 

Sec. 550. That in the event of an alarm of fire being rights of 
given from the central station, the apparatus of the Fire be aye 
Department shall have the right-of-way in and upon the Police ie. 
streets, lanes, alleys, squares and railroad crossings in going 
to any fire, or being upon such streets, lanes, alleys, squares 
or railroad crossings. No person shall obstruct or neglect 
to make way for any such apparatus being thus in or upon 
any of said streets, lanes, alleys, squares or railroad cross- 
ings, under a penalty of not less than five dollars nor more 
than one hundred dollars for every offense, or, in default 


of payment, to an imprisonment of not more than thirty 


panties: 


Novy. 5, 1888 


218 


Part [].—ORDINANCES. 


Vehicles 
not driven 
on street 
when de- 
partment 
is at work. 


Alarm, 
when 
given. 


Fire alarm, 
interfer- 
ence with 
prohibited. 


days. The police patrol wagow shall at all times have the 
same right-of-way as the fire apparatus. 

Src. 551. That it shall not be lawful for any persom or 
persons whomsoever, to ride or drive a vehicle through the 
streets and lanes in which the Fire Department are assem- 
bled for the purpose of extinguishing a fire, and should any 
person or persons attempt to ride or drive a vehicle through 
the streets and lanes in which the Fire Department are 
assembled tor the purpose aforesaid, he or they shall be 
arrested by any officer authorized to make such arrest, and, 
on conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or 
be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the 
discretion of the court. 

Src. 552. That it shall be unlawful for any person or 
persons to give or cause to be given a false alarm of fire 
with intent to deceive, or to pull the slide of any station or 
signal box, except in case of fire; and any person or per- 
sons guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section, 
shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding two 
hundred and fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.* 

Src. 553. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
nance it shall be unlawful for any person to injure, destroy, 
or in any manner interfere with the electric fire alarm of 


Aug.3, 1885 Said city, or with the batteries, boxes, stations, wires, or 


Obstruc- 
tions near 
fire plug. 


other apparatus or appurtenances thereof, or used in connec- 
tion therewith. 

Src. 554. That any person violating the provisions of 
the foregoing section of this ordinance, shall, on conviction 
thereof, be fined for each offense a sum not to exceed $500 
and imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, either or both, 
in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 555. It shall not be lawful for any person to obstruct 
with building material or otherwise, any cistern or fire plug, 
such as would obstruct approaches to the same by the Fire 
Department of the City of Atlanta. Any person violating 
the foregoing provision, shall, for each offense, or for 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 219 


each day any such obstruction is continued, be subject 
to a fine not exceeding $100, or imprisonment not execed- 
ing thirty days, either or both,.in the discretion of the °""™ 
court. That any person putting an awning post nearer 

than eighteen inches to any fire hydrant shall, on con- April 23,’91 
viction, pay a fine of not exceeding $100, or be impris- 

oned not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the 

court. 

Sec. 556. The Chief shall be present at all fires or alarms, puties ana 
fully equipped, and shall there have sole direction of the of Chief. 
operations of the Department. He shall be liable to a fine 
of three dollars for non-attendance. It shall be his duty to 
visit the several houses at least once in every twenty-four 
hours, and see that the houses, apparatus, horses, etc., are 
in proper condition and the men at their posts; and, should 
he find anything out of order, or any member derelict in 
his duty, he shall have authority to suspend him, but must 
at once report the matter to the chairman of the board for 
his action. All reports made to him by the officers, or any 
other matters that may come to his knowledge, shall be 
reported in writing to the Board of Fire-masters, or in its 
recess to the chairman as soon as possible. He shall be 
required to keep an accurate account of all fires, alarms of fire, 
the origin, or supposed origin, amount of loss incurred, and 
amount of insurance of the destroyed or damaged property. 

He shall exercise all power and authority which is conferred 
upon him by virtue of this chapter. 

Src. 557. It shall be the duty of foremen to be present Duties of 
at all fires or alarms, fully equipped. They shall stay at ma 
their several houses and see that the house, apparatus, 
horses, and all things belonging thereto, are kept neat 
and clean, and in order at all times for immediate use. In 
the absence of the foreman, the engineer shall have 
charge, and exercise his authority. They shall preserve 
good order and discipline in their respective companies at 
all times. There shall be a book provided for them in 
which they shall enter the time of admission, age, resi- 


220 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Duties of 
Engineer. 


dence, occupation, suspensions and discharge of each mem- 


ber, and all absence and tardiness of the same; also, keep 


an account of all property entrusted to their care. They 
shall make monthly»statements in ‘writing of condition of 
the houses, apparatus, horses, etc., with an estimate list of 
supplies needed for the coming month. They shall report 
in writing to the Chief any dereliction of duty or violation 
of the rules by the members. It shall be the duty of the 
foreman to suspend any member for intoxication or diso- 
bedience of orders, and report the samesto the Chief at 
once. In the absence of the Chief, the foreman first 
arriving on*the ground shall have command and be obeyed 
accordingly. It shall be the duty of the foreman of the 
companies of the Department to read the rules and explain 
them to the members on the pay-day of each month. He 
shall be required to keep an accurate account of all fires, 
alarms of fire, the origin, or supposed origin, amount of 
loss incurred, and amount of insurance of the destroyed or 
damaged property. 

Src. 558. It shall be the duty of the engineers to accom- 
pany their engines at all times to fires and alarms, remain 
with and operate the same. They shall give their entire 
time and attention to the Department, and do such repairs 
as they may be ordered to make. They shall be on duty 
at their respective houses at all times, with the exception 
of meal hours, unless relieved by substitute, who must be a 
person competent to perform the duty required of his prin- 
cipal, and who must be approved by the Foreman and Chief 
prior to leave of absence being given. Leave of absence 
for two hours or less may be given by the foreman between 
the hours of sunrise and sunset, but for a longer time the 
application must be in the hands of the Chief six hours be- 
fore the time desired. For absence from their engines during 
an alarm of fire, without order or permission, the fine 
shall be five dollars if the engine is not in service, and if in 


“service he shall be dismissed from the Department. All 
apparatus used for the extinguishment of fires upon the 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 221° 


premises of an engine company will be considered as in his 
charge, under the supervision of his foreman, and he shall 
be responsible to him for the safe keeping and effective 
condition of the same. 

Sec. 559. The stokers shall be on duty at all hours, Duties of 
except those allotted to meals, and shall discharge all the 
duties appertaining to their positions during the time the 
apparatus is in service; they shall help to keep the houses, 
hose and carriages in proper and clean condition, and their 
entire time and service shall be rendered to the Department. 
They shali perform all duty connected with the firing of 
their engines, and assist the engineer as may be required. 
Leave of absence may be granted on the same conditions as 
are prescribed in section 424 of this chapter. 
_ SEc. 560. It shall be the duty of drivers to stay at their Duties of 
respective houses of the Department at all hours. They pee 
shall have control of the horses and harness, and see that 
the same are properly attended. The drivers shall have 
charge of and accompany the horses to all fires and alarms, 
and shall keep their horses, harness, stables, etc., in good 
condition and always ready for service, and shall be on 
duty at all hours, except meal hours, and shall give their 
entire time and service to the Department. Leave of 
absence may be granted on similar conditions as provided 
in section 5d8. 

Src. 561. It shall be the duty of each runner or ladder- puties of 


: . . . : Runners 
man, when an alarm is given, to repair with all possible ana 
Ladder- 


speed to the locality of the fire, and perform such duties as men. 
may be required of him. In case of sickness or absence 
from the city, he shall furnish a substitute, who must be 
satisfactory to the foreman. The foreman shall number 
each runner and ladder-man from one upward. Each 
and every fireman must at all times be equipped on the 
fire grounds or be marked absent. Absence from a fire or 
alarm during the month will subject the party to pay a fine 
of $2.00 for the first time, $3.00 for the second, and third 
dismissal from the service. Each runner, ladder-man and 


229, Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


call-man will be required to report at his respective house 
immediately after each fire and answer roll-call, 

Src. 562. It shall be the duty of each call-man to repair 
to the place where the fire may be and report to the fore- 
man of the company to which he belongs, and do whatever 
duty he may be assigned. Call-men failing to attend the 
fires and alarms, or failing to answer roll-call after a fire or 
alarm, shall be fined for the first time $2.50, second time 
$3.00, and third, if it occurs in the same month, dismissal, 
unless in case of leave of absence granted Iy the Chief and 
Foreman of his company. Sickness, when reported imme- 


Call-men. 


diately to the Chief or Foreman, accompanied by a certifi- 
cate from the city physician of his ward, may be considered 
by the board. 

Sec. 563. Each runner and call-man is authorized to 
appoint, subject to the approval of the Chief, a suitable 
person to act as substitute, who, when on duty, shall receive 
the same pay as his principal, to be deducted from the 
monthly wages of the party for whom he is acting, and to 
be paid to the substitute. He will be required to perform — 
all the duties of the principal that may arise in the company 
to which he is attached. The board will furnish suitable 
badges for the substitutes, which must be worn at all fires 
or alarms. The foreman shall number all substitutes from 


Substitutes 


one upward, and in case of absence of any fireman, he shall 
appoint them alternately. They shall have permission to 
wear the equipments of the company to which they are 
attached, and shall be subject to all regulations provided 
for the government of the same. The substitute cannot be 
assigned to duty in place of his principal during the time 
of fire or alarm of fire, except in case of personal injury 
sustained by his principal. No substitute will be allowed 
to remain on duty for a principal more than fifteen days at 
one time. ! 
Sec. 564. 1. No spirituous, vinous or malt liquors shall 
House ree- be permitted upon the premises of any engine, hose or 
truck-house in this Department. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. Dey 


2. All card playing, political or religious discussion, jj uors, 


profane swearing or wrangling is expressly prohibited. pre 


3. No smoking will be allowed in the sleeping-rooms. beatae: 

4, Regular men, substitutes or call-men, to whom beds Kee 
are assigned, will be required to keep the same neat and 
clean, and will be expected to retire at or before 10 o’clock 
P. M., unless good excuse be given to the foreman. The 
gas must be turned down at 10 o’clock p. M., after which 
no loud conversation upon the premises will be permitted. 

5. The drivers are required to assist each other gener- 
ally, when it can be done without interfering with their 
specific duties. 

Minors and loungers not connected with this Department 
will not be permitted upon the company’s premises. 

6. The foreman and engineer will be held personally 
responsible for any violation of the rules of this Department 
that occurs on the premises or in the vicinity thereof, unless 
the same is reported to the Chief as soon as possible. 

7. From April 1st to October Ist, the horses must be fed poate. 
at or before 5:30 o’clock A. M., and the drivers will be fonés*® 
required to finish breakfast and return to their duties at or 
before 7 o’clock A. M. One hour is allowed for meals. 

8. Horses and houses must be cleaned, ready for service, 
at or before 8 o’clock A. M 

9. After 8 o’clock A. M., the housemen will appear in 
their uniforms, except where the regular performance of 
their several duties renders it impracticable. 

10. The sleeping-rooms must not be used for sleeping 
purposes after 6 o’clock A. M. 

11. From October Ist to April 1st, one hour may be 
added to the foregoing time-table. | 

12. One hour shall be the allotted time for housemen to 
procure their meals. Any question of precedence shall be 
decided by the foreman, but so arranged that not more 
than half the housemen be permitted to leave the premises 
at any time, there being at all hours not less than one-half 
on duty. 


224 


Part I[].—ORDINANCES. 


Hose 
cleaning. 


Guard 
duty. 


Not to elec- 
tioneer. 


General 
regulations 


Must be 
polite. 


Wear 
uniform, 


etc., to fires 


13. Should an alarm of fire occur to interfere with the 
foregoing table, as much thereof as may be absolutely nec- 
essary will be considered for the time suspended. 

14. Hose must be cleaned and aired every time they are 
used, and once a week if they have not been in service ; 
they must not be allowed to lie in the sun. The hose must 
be placed on the hose-carriage before nine o’clock P. M., by 
the firemen or call-men at the engine house, at the hour 
designated by the foreman to perform that duty. 

15. It shall be the duty of the foreman to detail one fire- 
man who shall be on guard duty on the premises from nine 
o’clock Pp. M., until six o’clock A.™M., to ring bell, turn 
down the gas and close up the house. The man doing this 
duty shall have eight hours to sleep, unless called out for 
service, and shall be held responsible for the safe keeping 
of all property in his charge during his watch. 

16. The houses must be washed out and the windows 
cleaned not less than twice a month. 

17. No leave of absence shall be extended, except by per- 
mission of the Chief. 

18. Housemen of the Department will not be allowed to 
take any active electioneering part in primary elections. 

19. No alterations must be made in any of the property 
of the Department without first obtaining permission from 
the Chief. 

SEC. 565. 1. All employees of this Department are strictly 
required in their intercourse with each other, social and 
official, at fires and elsewhere, to observe a courteous de- 
meanor, and officers and men in addressing each other will 
be careful to employ the surnames of those to whom they 
are speaking, and in a respectful manner. While on duty 
at fires the greatest degree of silence compatible with the 
efficient discharge of duty will be required, and any noisy 
or boisterous conduct will be deemed sufficient cause for cen- 
sure from the board. 

2. No houseman or fireman will be permitted to attend 
any alarms of fire unless uniformed or equipped, except in 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. | 2235 


case of necessity; nor will they be permitted to enter 
drinking-houses, except in discharge of duty, while wearing 
the uniform of the Department. 

3. The men are required to move quickly, and obey the 
orders of their officers promptly and without criticism. 

4. Within one minute from the striking of the station 
number on the gong, each company will be ready to start, 
and, if required for service, must be out of the house within 
one minute after the first round has been struck. 

5. All requisitions, reports and other communications, 
intended for the Chief or Board of Fire-masters, must be 
made in writing by the foreman of the company, who 
shall promptly transmit the same to the Chief. 

6. Every member of this Department will be expected to 
observe the rules of cleanliness, sobriety and good morals, 
and a neglect of those matters will be deemed and held as 
sufficient cause for dismissal by the board. 

7. Any member of the Department using profane, rough 
or ungentlemanly language to any citizen or member of the 
Department, shall be held as violating the rules, and shall 
be liable to suspension or dismissal. 

Sec. 566. 1. When an alarm is given, all regular and pier, 
call-men must repair to where the alarm comes from. If it — 
should prove to be a false alarm, they must return to their 
respective engine-houses and wait thirty minutes, answer 
roll-call, and be dismissed by their respective foremen. 

2. When the same box is struck a second time previous 
to the re-call, it will be considered as a second alarm and 
answered accordingly. When another alarm comes from 
the box first struck after the re-call, it will be considered 
as a first alarm, and answered accordingly. 

3. After a second alarm has been given and before the 
re-call is received, in case of a new alarm, the companies 
shall answer at that box. 

4. The re-call signal is 2-3, and will be respected accord- 
ingly. 


226 


Return 
from fires 
slowly. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


5. When hose are laid, the driver, unless ordered other- 
wise, will patrol the lines of their respective companies 
and prevent all vehicles, except the apparatus of the De- 
partment, from crossing the same. 

6. Upon the occurrence of a slight fire, the first com- 
pany upon the ground may lay out its hose, but none others 
without orders from the officer in command. 

7. After a fire-plug has been used by an engine, the 
engineer will, previous to removing his suction tube, shut 
off the plug; in case of using cistern, will replace the cover, 
the foreman to report the condition of the plug and cistern. 

8. In approaching corners, crossing gutters and going 
down grades, drivers must check the speed of their horses 
and the brakes must be used. All drivers will be held 
pecuniarily responsible for any damage to horses, apparatus, 
or other property, resulting from careless driving. 

9. In returning from an alarm the apparatus will not be 
allowed to proceed faster than a walk. The foreman, 
driver and two other members will be allowed to ride on 
the two-horse hose carriage; the driver, foreman and one 
other on the one-horse hose carriage, and eight men on the 
truck in going to and returning from fires, the men to get 
off and assist the horses when going up hills. The mem- 
bers that run to the fires to have the preference in riding 
home. One stoker will be allowed to ride on the engine 
with the engineer. ‘The members of the engine companies 
will not be allowed to ride on the hook and ladder truck 
either going to or returning from alarms of fire, and they 
will not be allowed to ride on apparatus of other engine 
companies when the latter are carrying their regular men. 

10. Horses must be exercised twice a week with the 
apparatus, and every other day without the apparatus, (Sun- 
day excepted), providing the weather is suitable. The 
duration of exercises shall be one hour without apparatus, 
and one-half hour with the apparatus, and, if possible, 
always pursuing the same route, no portion of which shall 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


be more than two squares from the house in which they are 
stationed, as may be designated by the foreman. 

11. All engines must be tried by draughting once every 
two weeks, unless in service during that time, and also tried 
in a similar manner after each service at fires; no more 
than sixty pounds of steam being allowed, except by special 
order. All engines held in reserve shall be cared for alter- 
nately by the engineers of steamers in regular service for 
two weeks at a time. 

12. While an alarm is coming in, one or more men, pre- 
viously selected by the foreman, shall count and announce 
the number without any interference from others. Bells 
must not be rung too long, nor apparatus leave the house 
before one distinct round is received and understood. 

13. It shall be the duty of the foreman of the hook and 
ladder company immediately upon the arrival of the trucks 
at the place of the fire, to have ropes stretched across the 
street or streets in such manner as to protect the apparatus 
of the Department from the interference of those not 
employed as firemen. 

14. Upon the arrival of the hook and ladder company 
on the fire ground, the driver or his assistant shall, as soon 
as possible, light all his lanterns and torches. 

15. It shall be the duty of the drivers who are first on 
the ground to meet the other companies and direct them to 
the nearest water. Any driver of any engine, hose-reel or 
truck, who shall drive over the hose when going home or 
taking up hose will be subject to a fine. 

16. It shall be the duty of the foreman of each company, 
as soon as the hose are laid at fires, to send one or more 
firemen to lay the hose close into the curb and tighten the 
couplings. 

17. Officers and members are prohibited from smoking 
pipes or cigars, or drinking spirituous or malt liquors, on 
the fire grounds. , 

18. The engineers are not allowed to carry more than 


227 


228 


Equip- 
ments. 


Uniform. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


130 pounds water pressure, except by order of the Foreman 
or Chief. 

19. No officer or member of the Department will be 
allowed to leave the city without putting a man for duty in 
his place, subject to the approval of the Chief. 

20. When hose are used belonging to another company, 
they must be replaced on the hose-carriage from which they 
were taken. 

21. The foremen must remain with their respective 
pipes, where they are stationed, while the companies are in. 
service. ; 

22. When the apparatus stops on the street it must be 
near the sidewalk, the hose-carriage to be in the rear of the 
engine. 

The fire equipments are as follows: 

Chief— A white gum overcoat, a white leather fire hat, 
New York pattern, and white frontispiece with “Chief ” 
thereon. 

Foreman—A. white leather fire hat, New York pattern, 
with black leather frontispiece, having thereon the name of 
his office and number of his company; blue flannel shirt 
and black gum coat. 

Runners, Stokers and Laddermen—A black leather ‘re 
hat, New York pattern, with black front, having thereon 
the number of the company; blue flannel shirt and black 
gum coat. 

Sec. 567. The undress uniform of the Chief shall consist 
of a double-breasted sack coat of blue cloth, vest and pants 
of the same material and soft black hat. 

The uniform of the foremen shall be a single-breasted 
sack coat of blue cloth, with pants and vest of same 
material, with the Department buttons, and a blue navy 
cap, with the word “ Foreman” on the frontispiece. 

The uniform of engineer shall be the same as that of 
foreman, except that in front of cap shall appear the word 
“ Hngineer.”’ 

The uniform of housemen shall consist of a single- 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 229 


breasted sack coat of blue cloth, with vest and pants of the 
same material, with the Department. buttons, and a blue 
navy cap as above, the same to be worn at all times except 
when cleaning up. Straw hats in summer. 

Sec. 568. That the foreman of the various companies, Foreman 
under the direction of the Chief, shall make examination weet 
of the fire-plugs at least twice each month, and shall report 
to the Chief, who shall in writing notify the Superintendent 
of the Water Works of any plugs that are not in good 
working order. 

Sec. 569. That all communications from the Chief OT Cute 
the Department shall be copied in a letter copying-book, __ letters. 

SEc..570. All employees of this Department are at all gapoyees 
times subject to assignment to any duty by the senior officer eye 
in command. 

Sec. 571. Each member of the Fire Department must Members 


make himself familiar with all the rules and regulations familiarize 
governing them. with rules. 
Se. 572. The Board of Fire-masters shall meet on the Meeting 
Wednesday preceding the first Monday in each month, and 9; pe2"" 


: “ : ‘ a Masters. 
all bills and other matters for the consideration of the 


board must be in the hands of the Secretary twenty-four 
hours bofore the time of the regular meeting. 


Sec. 573. That when the alarm of fire is sounded, and Use of 


until the signal of “fire out” is given by the Fire Depart- durins 


ment, it shall be unlawful for any person to use or draw may 2, 1887. 
water from the water-mains or hydrants for sprinkling, 

flushing sewers, or for any other purpose, under penalty not 

to exceed a $100.00 fine, or not to exceed thirty days im- 

_ prisonment, one or both, in the discretion of the court, but 

not to apply to parties who use waters through a metre. 

Sec. 574. That from this date, any one moving a house moving 

through any street of said city shall be required to place regulations 
lights on the same at night, and shall notify the Chief of the” 


May 7, 1888. 
Fire Department of the location of said house at night. 


230 Part [].—ORDINANCES. 
Sec. 575. That any one convicted before the Recorder, of 
Penalty. violating this ordinance, shall be fined in a sum not exceed- 
ing one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty . 
days, in the discretion of said court. 
CHAPTER XXYVI. 
FIRE ESCAPES, 
SECTION. SECTION. 
576. 3-story buildings to have fire es- 585. Filling in bars. 
capes. 586. Stairs. 
577. Board of fire escapes. ‘ 587. Flooring. 
578. Time of construction, 588. Opening for stairs. 
579. Notice, how served. 589. Balconies. 
580. How escapes replaced. 590. Board of fire escapes. 
581. Materials and dimensions. 591. Publish fifteen days. 
582. Set as walls are buitt. 592. Penalty. 
583. Top rails. 598. Repairs. 
584. Bottom rails. 594. Penalty. 
SEc. 576. It is ordained as being necessary for the pro- 
Buildings . x. ss . . . 
throes ox tection of human life, That all buildings in said city three 
stories Stories or more in height, not including basements, used as 
high to a 
ace area factory, work-shop, lodge-room, hotel, boarding-house, 
escapes. 


public hall, or sleeping-place or apartment, shall have 
thereon a suitable, substantial inside or outside fire escape, 
of such character and material as may be required by the 
Mayor and General Council of said city. The character 
and material of such escape shall have reference to the 
location and surroundings of each building, and also whether 
said escape shall be located on the front, rear or side of any 
building, or on the inside or outside, and as to whether the 
portion of any building on which fire escapes are to be 
placed fronts on a public street or alley, or otherwise. All 
fire escapes, however, shall be of sufficient strength, and 
occupy such position, and be connected with such plat- 
form or landing, or otherwise, as to be safe and practicable 
of use on occasions when such use may be necessary. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 2a 1 


Sec. 577. The Chief or Acting Chief of the Fire Cree 


Department, together with the Building Inspectors, shall, pepe 


on or before the first day of July, 1890, report in writing deren ae 
to the Mayor and General Council, designating the build- of Fire 
capes, 


Esc 

ings in said city subject to have fire escapes placed thereon , to report | 
in 

in accordance with the foregoing section of this ordinance, of Sslbg os 


and shall also in said report indicate where said escape or g.. <9 


escapes should be placed or located, on which part or side 
of the building, and whether inside or outside, or either, 
together with the character and material suitable and proper 
for the escapes to be placed on each building, the manner 
or position in which they should be placed, the platforms, 
landings, supports, etc., necessary or proper to be connected 
with each escape or escapes, as to each building aforesaid. 
The report so made shall be subject to the approval or 
change of the Mayor and General Council. 
Src. 578. When the Mayor and General Council shall nae come 


structe 
within 90 
have required fire escapes to be placed on any building, of faye ates 
the character and material deemed by them requisite as Service of 


aforesaid, then it shall be the duty of the owner of any such 
building, within ninety days after service of notice, to cause 
to be placed on said building fire escapes such as the Mayor 
and General Council shall have required. Said notice 
shall be served by the Chief or Acting Chief of the! Fire 
Department on the owner, agent or tenant in possession of 
any such building. Should any owner, agent or tenant in 
possession of any such building, notified as aforesaid, fail 
within the time specified in said notice, to have fire escapes 
placed on any building, as provided by the action of the 
Mayor and General Council, he or she shall be subject to 
fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, and to 
be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in 
the discretion of the court, and for each month thereafter, 
until said notice and order shall be complied with, such 
owner, agent or tenant in possession shall be subject to the 
same penalty as aforesaid. 


Penalty. 


232 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Src. 579. In the case of a firm, company or corporation 


poor, who shall be the owner of any such building as aforesaid, 


h d ° e 
With notice the foregoing notice shall be served on any member or 


agent of the firm or company, and on the chief officer of 
such corporation who is in the city, or on the agent or 
tenant in possession of the premises, and in such case any 
agent or member of the firm or company, and the presi- 
dent, acting president, secretary and directors and agent of 
any such corporation shall be subject to the penalty pro- 
vided by this ordinance in cases of failure to comply with 
any order and notice as to placing fire escapes or as to 
repairing fire escapes. 

Src. 580. After fire escapes have been placed « on any. 


ae building, as aforesaid, in compliance with the provisions of 


changes 
and repairs ,] - : : 
inlodays this ordinance, and the same shall become unsafe or in 


ee eed ae change or repair, in order to make the same safe, 
the Chief or Acting Chief of the Fire Department shall 
serve notice as aforesaid to make such change within ten days, 
andin case of the failure of any owner to have such change 
or repairs made within the time, and as required by the 
notice, he shall, for such failure, be subject to the same 


Penalty. Pie . ; 4 
penalty as provided in this ordinance for failure to place 


May 7, 1890. : ; 
fire escapes in the first instance. 


Src. 581. That all buildings in said city, three stories or 


Fire escap’s more in height, not including basements, used as a factory, 


t i ls, - 
dimen. Workshop, lodgeroom, hotel, boarding-house, public hall, 


eo teates sleeping-place, or apartment, shall have thereon suitable 
and substantial fire escapes of the following character and 

Brackets material. Brackets must not be less than 3} by 12 inches, 

than “6x14 wrought iron, placed edgewise, or 1? inches angle iron, 
well braced, and not more than 3 feet apart, and the braces 
to brackets must not be less than ? inches square, wrought 
iron and must extend two-thirds of the width of respective 
brackets or baleonies. In all cases the brackets must go 
through the wall, and be turned down 3 inches. 

cet as walle SEC. 582. Brackets on new buildings must be set as the 

are built. walls are being built. When brackets are to be put on old 


Part IJT.—ORpDINANCES. 233 


than one inch in diameter, with screwnuts and washers, not 
less than 5 inches square and } inch thick. 

SEc. 983. The top rail of baleony must be 13 by 4 ICH, ae pte 
wrought iron, and in all cases must go through the walls, 
and must be secured by nuts and 4 inch washers, at least 2 
inch thick. 

Sec. 584. Bottom rails must be 14 by 2 inch, wrought gottom 
iron, well leaded into the wall. In frame buildings the top ee 
rails must go through the studding and be secured on the 
inside by washers and nuts as above. 


Vaio or OR r[N oe = oe are : 1S a. aR 1 ; 
Sec. 585. The filling-in bars must be not less than Linch Filling-in 
round or square, wrought iron, placed not more than 6 2": 


inches from centers, and well riveted to the top and bottom 
ails. 

Sec. 586. The stairs, in all cases, must not be less than Stairs. 
13 inches wide, and constructed of } by 33 inch wrought 
iron sides or strings. Steps to be 2inch roundiron, double 
rungs, ¢ by 3 inch flat iron, and well riveted to the strings. 
The stairs must be secured to a bracket on top, and rest on 
and be secured to a bracket or extra cross barat the bottom. 
All stairs must have a ? inch hand rail of wrought Iron, 
well braced. 

SEC. 587. The flooring of baleonies must be of wrought poring. 
iron, 13 by # inch slats, placed not over 14 inches apart, 
and secured to iron buttons 13x23 inches, not over 3. feet 
upart, and riveted at the intersections. ee 

SEc. 588. The opening for stairways in all balconies shall for 
not be less than 14 inches wide and 30 inches long. Drop Ban 
ladders from lower balconies where required shall not 24ers. 
be less than 14 inches wide, and shall be 14x2 inch 
sides and 3 inch rungs of wrought iron. 

SEC. 589. In no case shall the end of balconies extend Balconies. 
more than 9 inches over the brackets. The height of 
railing around balconies shall not be less than 2 feet 9 
inches. A balcony must be at each story. 


934 Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


eee Sec. 590. The Chief of the Fire Department and 


Escapes, building Inspectors shall constitute a Board of Fire Escape, 


See 577. 


and no fire escape will be accepted without their approval. 


Authority And they shall have authority to decide the number and 
of Board. : ; ‘ Nay Meee 
location of all fire escapes on buildings. 


: Sec. 591. This ordinance having been duly published for 

Ordinance : é 2 
published fifteen days after its passage, it shall be the duty of the owners 
of all buildings coming under the requirements hereof to 


Eseapes tc > c ; 4 
peerecied Have placed on them such fire-escapes as are required, within 


in 90 days. : 
ninety days. 

Reo Src. 592. Should any owner, agent, or tenant, in possession 
enalty, : 2 ee 


$100 fine “« ToS , : : oO - - “¢ . + , ° . if 
ae of any such building, fail, within the time specified in the pub 


imprison” lication or advertisement of the passage of the ordinance, to 
have fire-escapes placed on any building, as provided for 
by this ordinance, he or she shall be subject to a fine of not 
exceeding $100 and costs, and to be imprisoned not exceed- 
ing 30 days, either or both, in the discretion of the court ; 
Each and for each month thereafter, until said ordinance shall be 


month’s 
neglect a complied with, such owner, agent or tenant in possession 


new offense 

shall be subject to the same penalties as aforesaid. 

Sec. 593. After fire-eseapes have been placed on any 

Repairs to “T4° : : . . : lige 
pemade building, as aforesaid, in‘compliance with the provisions of 
in 10 days e A Z 
aiter notice this ordinance, and the same shall become unsafe, or in need 

of change or repair, in order to make the same safe, the 
Notice, Yh a earn ene . e spe. : 7 
Notice, 4q Chief or Acting Chief of the Fire Department shall serve 

notice to make such change within 10 days. 

Sec. 594. And in case of failure of any owner to have 
such change or repairs made, within the time and as re- 
quired by the notice, he shall, for such failure, be subject 

Penalty. to a fine of not exceeding $100 and costs, and imprisonment 
not more than 30 days, either or both, in the discretion of 


the court. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 235 


CHAPTER XXVII. 


FIRE LIMITS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
601. Kerosene oil. 


ROS a 
ty 1 Boundaries. : 
596. J 602. Wooden awnings. 


597. Sanitary regulations applied. 603. Wood yards. 

598. Penalties. 604. Sawing and cutting wood. 
599. Blacksmith shops. | 605. Combustible matter. 

600. Stationary engines. 606. Penalty. 


SECTION 595. No person or persons shall build or erect, or May 17, 1872 
cause to be built or erected, any house or houses for any pur- 
pose whatever, the walls of which shall be constructed of 
wood, or which shall be covered with any material other than 
iron, tin, slate, tiles, or something which shall be deemed and 
considered fire-proof, on any street or streets within the 
boundaries herein mentioned, that is: Commencing at the pire mits 
corner of Ivy and Cain streets, thence running west along PUn“a7es 
Cain street to Luckie street, thence west along Luckie street May 7, 1888. 
to Simpson, thence along Simpson street to Marietta street, 
thence out Marietta street to Johns street, thence along 
Johns street to the W. & A. R. R., thence along said R. R. 
right-of-way to the corner of Simpson and Elliott streets, 
thence along Elliott street to the right-of-way of the E. T. 
V.& G. Ry Co. at the corner of Nelson and Elliott streets, 
thence along the track of said E. T. V. & G. Ry Co. to 
Peters street, thence along Peters street to the junction of 
Garnet street, thence along Garnet street to Loyd street, 
thence along Loyd to East Peters street, thence along East 
Peters to Fair street, thence along Fair street to Frazer 
street, thence along Frazer street to Butler, thence along 
Butler to Gilmer, thence along Gilmer to Ivy, thence along 
Ivy street to the starting point. 
Src, 596. Be it further ordained, That in all cases Where 
a street is the boundary line in this ordinance, the limit shall 
be for all practicable purposes one hundred feet beyond said 
Street. 


236 Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


Sec. 597. That an ordinance adopted July 19th, 1886, 


sarulations eXtending the fire limits, be, and the same is amended by 
t ly t . . . 
extended adding thereto the following, to-wit: And all laws and 


tire limits. C 
ordinances now in force, or that may hereafter be adopted 


Aug. 2,1886 with reference to sanitary regulations or otherwise, within 
the fire limits of said city, shall apply to and embrace the 
limits as extended by said ordinance, of which this is amend- 
atory. All laws in conflict with the foregoing are hereby 
repealed. 

Src. 598. Any person or persons who shall be convicted 
Penalties. of a violation of this ordinance shall be liable to pay a fine 

not exceeding one hundred dollars and cost, or be impris- 
oned not exceeding thirty days; and any person so con- 
victed shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding one hun- 
dred dollars and cost, or thirty days imprisonment for 
every three days he, she, or they shall permit such house to 
remain; and the Mayor and General Council may order 
the removal of said structures, and if the same is not 
removed, may instruct the Marshal to remove the same at 
the owners expense. 

Src. 599. No building shall be used or oceupied as a 
Black- : i Bl bh ae : i 
smith shop blacksmith shop within the fire limits of this city, as set 

forth in the preceding section, unless the same be made 
fire-proof. 

Src. 600. It shall not be lawful for any person or per- 
ou sons to erect or run, or cause to be erected or run, any sta- 
one tionary steam engine, of any kind or description, within 
the fire limits of the City of Atlanta, without first obtain- 
ing the consent of the Mayor and General Council thereto ; 
and the application shall contain a complete description of 
the character and size of the engine proposed to be erected, 
of the building in which it will be placed, its position in 
the building, the distances to surrounding buildings or 
structures, and the material of which they are constructed, 
Peer and the height, size and location of the smoke-stack; and 
any person violating this ordinance shall be fined not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceed- 


Part IT.—OrDINANCES. | 237 


ing thirty days, in the discretion of the court, for each and 
every day such violation continues. _ 

Sec. 601. It shall not be lawful for any person to keep Kerosene 
within the fire limits of the City of Atlanta, more than one a 
hundred and seventy-five gallons of kerosene oil, or other 
oil used for illumination, is any other than a fire-proof 
building. Any person violating this ordinance shall be 
punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
be imprisoned thirty days, or either or both, in the discre- 
tion of the court. 

Sec. 602. It shall not be lawful for any person to erect, Wooden 


awnings in 
or have erected, any awnings, or shed, having any more areteited 
wood than is actually necessary to fasten the tin or metal 
coverings to, in front of any building in said city, within 
the fire limits, over any sidewalk or street. Nor shall any 
sign-board, or other sign, be hereafter erected above, or 
over, any sidewalk or street in said city within the fire 
limits. That any person violating the provisions of this Jan. 5, 1s91. 
ordinance shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one 
nor more than one hundred dollars, and, besides, the oct, 16, 1876 
awning, shed, or sign-board, or other sign, thus illegally 
placed or erected, shall be removed by the Marshal.* 
Sac. 603. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a Aas 
ay 16, 1878 
lumber-yard or wood-yard within the fire limits of ‘this 
city without the consent of the General Council, and any 
person so offending shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not longer 
than thirty days. 
Sec. 604. Any person or persons who shall cut or SAW oi 
awing or 
wood on the streets or sidewalks within the fire limits cutting 
shall, on conviction, be fined one hundred dollars or im- 
prisoned not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of P°"'™ 
the court. 
Sec. 605. That no person shall be permitted to place and Combusti- 


let remain in any box, barrel, or otherwise, in any building, to be 
. 4 7 4 5? removed. 


“The ordinance adopted Sept. 6, 1886, authorizing the painting of signs or awn- 
ings over sidewalks repealed by ordinance of Jan. 5, 1891. 


238 Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


cellar, street, alley-way, or yard, within the fire limits, 
longer than six hours, any loose straw, hay, paper, or other 
combustible matter; and all owners or occupants of build- 
ings or cellars within said limits are hereby required to 
permit the Chief of the Fire Department, or any member 
thereof designated by him, or any officer or member of the 
police force, to inspect their building, cellars and premises 


Aug. 4, 1884 


to see if this ordinance is being complied with. And it is 
hereby made the duty of the Chief of the Fire Depart- 
ment, and of the police force, to make such inspections. 
Src. 606. Any person or persons violating the provisions 
of the foregoing section shall be arrested by any officer or 
Ponalty, member of the police force, and may, on conviction before 
the Recorder, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or to work on the street not exceeding thirty days, 
either or both, in the discretion of the court. 


CHA PIER XOX Vb 
FIRES PRECAUTIONS AGAI NST.** 
SECTION. SECTION. 

607. Plank kilns. 615. Wash in front of engine house. 
608. Chimneys and stovepipes. 616. Ashes in wouden boxes. 
609. Uncovered lights. 617. Penalty. 
610. Penalty. 618. Gasoline, how kept. 
611. Not burn combustible materials 619. Flues not rest on wood. 

at night. 620. Penalty, 
612. Dangerous chimneys. 621. Moving houses—notify Chief. 
618. Notify chief; penalty for failure. 622. Penalty. 
614. Injuring engine. 


Section 607. No person shall be permitted to build and 
Kins. fire any open plank kiln or kilns within one hundred yards 
of any house, or fifty yards of any fence, in the incorporate 
limits of said city ; and any person violating said ordinance 
shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding one hundred 
dollars for each day such kiln is kept burning, or not ex- 
ceeding thirty days’ imprisonment. 


*See last chapter. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 236 


one 608. It Hal ms the ite of ae Chief of the Fire cyimnen 
Department to make frequent examinations into the condi- § Neves 
tions of the stove-pipes and chimneys in this city, and if 
he shall deem their condition a source of danger from fire, 
he shall require the tenant or occupant of the house where 
such stove-pipe or chimney is, to remedy the same within 
twelve hours; and on failure or refusal of such tenant or 
occupant, such offender shall be liable to a fine of not ex- 
ceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned 
not exceeding thirty days; and if, from the evidence, the 
court believes the condition of such chimney or stove-pipe 
dangerous, the court shall order the alteration to be made 
at the cost of the occupant. 

Sec. 609. Any person who shall be found guilty of car- Uncoverea 
rying an uncovered or open light of any kind into any sabe 
stable or barn, or any place where provender, trash, or any Be aes 
matter is contained that is easy of combustion, in the City 
of Atlanta, on conviction of the same, shall be fined not pany. 
exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned . 
not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 610. If any person or persons shall permit or send Permitting 


any person 


any servant or other person with uncovered lghts into such eerie 
ty : a ignts 1nto 


place or places as described in the preceding section, he, sveh places 


she, or they shall be liable to the penalty imposed by said Penalty. 


sec tion, on conviction before the Ral ‘SsOn or persons therein 


mentioned. 
Sec. 611. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons Combusti- 
: sle mate- 
to burn trash, lumber, straw or any other combustible sub- inl Nott 


be burnt 


stance, between the hours of sunset and sunrise, in any ®!™sht 


yard, lot or alley in the City of Atlanta; and any person oet. 1, 1886 
or persons violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction 
before the Recorder, be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, 
or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, either or 
both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 612. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or eh a ee 
corporation to erect or maintain, or have in use in the City prohibited. 
of Atlanta, any chimney, smoke stack or other structure Feb. 6, 1888 


Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


Notice. 


Penalty. 


Injuring 
engine, ete. 


Trash in 
frone of 
engine 
house. 


Ashes in 
wooden 
boxes. 


for the escape of smoke or heat, in such condition as to 
endanger adjacent or surrounding property to fire. 

Sec. 613. It shall be the duty of. the Chief of Fire De- 
partment to notify any person who may have any such struc- 
ture in such condition as to endanger adjacent or surrounding 
property to fire, to have the same made safe within five days, 
and on failure of any person having the control or charge 
of any such structure to have the same made safe accordingly, 
shall, on conviction thereof,.be fined not exceeding one 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days 
for each offense; provided that proof of both, the defective 
or dangerous condition as aforesaid, shall be necessary to 
conviction. 

Sec. 614. Any person or persons who shall willfully and 
knowingly injure or damage, in any way or by any means 
whatever, any engine, hose, hook, ladder, or any other im- 
plement, material or apparatus of any kind, belonging to, 
connected with, or used by, any of the fire companies in the 
city, as a part of their machinery or material for extin- 
guishing fires, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one 
hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 615. Any person or persons who shall willfully and 
knowingly put any trash, or other obstruction, in front of 
any engine house, or hook and ladder house, in the city, 
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dol- 
lars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. 

Src. 616. No person shall be permitted to place within 
any building in the City of Atlanta ashes in a box or other 
receptacle of wood, unless the same is immediately removed 
from the building, and from contact with such building. 
And all owners or occupants of buildings in this city are 
required to permit the Chief of the Fire Department, or any 
officer or member of the police force, to inspect their 
buildings to see if the above is complied with. And it is 
hereby made the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department 
and of the police force to make such inspections whenever 
and wherever they may suspect a violation of the foregoing 
ordinance. 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 241 


Sec. 617. Any person violating any of the provisions of 
the above ordinance shall be arrested by any officer or PeD#!t’: 
member of the police force, and may, on conviction, be 
fined ina sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be 
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Src. 618. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or gone, 
corporation, to store or keep on hand at any one time, or in {6s kept. 
any one building under their control, exceeding ten gallons 
of gasoline, benzine or naptha, except in a_fire-proof 
building or vault in which all openings are covered with en 
metal shutters. Any person, firm or corporation violating 
this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined not exceed-7#”- 1% 1 
ing two hundred dollars or Jess, in the discretion of the 
court. 

Sec. 619. Hereafter no flues to houses in the City of At- Flues not 
lanta shall be built so as to rest on wood, or have wood rood. 
placed in them in anyway, shape or form; but they shall - 
be supported by iron, or other non-combustible material. 

Sec. 620. Any owner, builder, or contractor, violating penaity. 
the provisions of this ordinance, shall be fined in a sum not 
to exceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not to ex- May 7, 1890. 
ceed thirty days.* | 

Sec. 621. Any person moving a house through any street 


Moving 
of this city shall be required to place lights on the same at Howe “°°? 


. “Rn . . N tif 7 
night, and shall notify the Chief of the Fire Department of Chie? 


the location of said house at night. 


Sec. 622. Anv person, convicted before the Recorder, of ‘ 
; -enalty. 


violating this ordinance, shall be fined ina sum not exceed- 
ing one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding yr. 7, 138s, 


thirty days, in the discretion of said court. 


*See Code, page 197, See. 450; also, page 86: Annual Report 1889—defective flues. 


Regulation 
in vase 
of fire. 


Stealing 
at fires. 


Use of 
water 
during 
fires, 


May 2, 1887. 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER XXIX. 


FIRES 


REGULATIONS AT.* 


SECTION. | SECTION. 
623. Regulations in case of fires. 625. Use of water. 
624. Stealing at fires. | 


SECTION 623. No person or persons, except firemen, the 
Mayor and General Council, the police force, the owners of 
the property, their agents, and the agents of insurance com- 
panies, shall be allowed within the immediate vicinity of 
any fire, without being ordered there by the officer in com- 
mand of the Fire Department; and in case any person or 
persons shall refuse to obey the orders and directions of 
such officer, he, she, or they shall be arrested, and on con- 
viction be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. 

Sere. 624. The officer in command of the Fire Depart- 
ment at the fire shall arrest, or cause to be arrested by the 
police of the city, any person or persons who shall be 
caught stealing goods, or any other articles of value, from 
any store or other house at or in the vicinity of the fire. 

Sec. 625. That when the alarm of fire is sounded and 
until the signal of “ fire out” is given by the Fire Depart- 
ment, it shall be unlawful for any person to use or draw 
water from the water-mains or hydrants for sprinkling, 
flushing sewers, or for any other purpose, under penalty not 
to exceed a one hundred dollar fine, or not to exceed thirty 
days imprisonment, one or both, in the discretion of the 
court, but not to apply to parties who use waters through a 
metre. 


«See Fire Department 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 24 


CHAPTER XXX. 


HEALTH. 
* SECTION. SECTION. 
' 626. Board of Health. 655. Quarantine. 
627. Powers. 656. Obstructing health officers; pen- 
628. Expenditures. alty. 
629. Accounts, how approved. | 657. May quarantine. 
630. Report. | 658. Regulations, how prescribed. 
631. Sanitary inspectors. 659. Bringing in persons infected. 
632. Powers and duties. | 660. Penalty. 
633. Lots, yards and premises. | 661. Contagious disease kept out of 
634. Sweepings and garbage. schools. 
635. Carcasses. | ° 662, Glanders, not kept in city. 
636. Contagious diseases. 663, Nor brought on public streets. 
637. Decayed flesh, ete. | 664. Sick animals kept off streets. 
688. Hides, rags, ete. | 665, Stale melons, ete. 
639. Decayed matter on property. 666. Unwholesome meats. 
640. Small pox signs. | 667. Impure milk. 
641. Sale of infected clothing. 668. Penalty for selling. 
642. Privies disinfected. 669. Oleomargarine. 
643. Receptacles for excreta. 670. Stamped as such. 
644. Must be easy of access. | 671. Penalty. 
645. Weekly examinations. | 672. Water-closets in fire limits. 
646. Water-closets on cars. 673. Tenant served, when. 
647. Slaughter houses. | 674, Forty days notice. 
648. Filthy water. 675. Penalty. 
649. Nuisances on lots. 676. City not liable for expense. 
650. Obstructing drains. | 677. Sewer and water connections. 
651. Vaccination required. 678. Penalty. 
652. Free vaccination. 679. Board may require closets built. 
653. Penalty for failure. | 680. Penalty for refusal. 
654. Penalty for failure to report dis- 
ease. 


SECTION 626. At the first meeting in January, 1882, there, 
shall be elected by the General Council a Board of Health, #ea!2- 
consisting of five members, at least three of whom shall be pection 
physicians. One of said Board shall be elected for one term ot. 
year, two for two years, and two for three years. All 
elections thereafter, except for unexpired terms, shall be for 
three years. They shall receive: for their services one Salary. 
hundred dollars per annum.* 

Sec. 627. They shall have full power and authority to powers, 
require the owner or any occupant of a lot in the city to 
remove or remedy anything on said lot which, in the opin- 
ion of the Board, may endanger the public health, and on 


*The Mayor and Chairman of the Committee on Sanitary Affairs are ¢2-officio 
members of this Board. 


Jan. 16, °82. 


244 


Part .TE—ORDINANGES: 


Expendi- 
tures of. 


Accounts, 
how 
approved. 


Report. 


Sanitary 
inspection. 


failure of the owner or occupant to remove or remedy the 
same, the Board shall direct the sanitary inspector to do 
so at the cost of said owner or occupant; or if the occupant 
has but lately come into possession, and the same has not 
been placed there by him, or any member of his family, or 
by his permission, order or direction, then it shall be 
removed at the cost of the prior occupant; and if not to be 
found, then at the cost of the owner of the lot; and it shall 
be the duty of the said Board to make such suggestions as 
they may deem advisable to the Council to preserve the 
public health. 

Sec. 628. They shall present to the Mayor and General 
Council in January of each year, an estimate showing what 
appropriation is necessary for the Sanitary Department for 
the year, and amount of probable receipts from assessments 
on lots and lot-owners for the same time. The General 
Council shall then appropriate such an amount for the use 
of the Board of Health as the income of the city will 
authorize for the year. 

Src. 629. The Board shall, by such officers as 1t may 
designate, audit and approve all accounts made by it and 
the pay-rolls of its employees, and after the same have 
been approved by the Sanitary Committee, they shall be 
presented to the Auditor of the city by Thursday preceding 
each regular meeting of the General Council. 

Src. 630. They shall, at the end of each year, report to 
the General Council the amount of all expenditures and for 
what purpose made, together with such other matter and 
suggestions as they may deem appropriate. 

Src. 631. They shall appoint such number of sanitary 
inspectors as they may deem necessary, and shall fix 
their compensation, not exceeding seventy-five dollars per 
month,* which shall be paid out of the amount appropri- 
ated for sanitary purposes. 


* Salary of Chief Sanitary Inspector has been increased by Special Ordinance. 


Parr IT.—ORDINANCES. QA45 


The Secretary of vie fed of He: “pit ae re to m~ 


Comptroller all inspections of second-hand clothing, sales inspections 
reported to 


of fertilizers, ete., made in that department, and the same Comptroll 
shall be charged by the Comptroller to the Chicf Inspector, © 
who shall deposit such sums with the Treasurer, and 
receive credit upon presentation of his receipts. 

Sec. 632. Such inspectors shall be special policemen— p,.oc ana 


duties of 


shall be authorized to make arrests for violations of city Inspectors. 


ordinances, and shall conform to such rules and regulations 


as shall be from time to time established by the Board of 
. ~ S Oath of. 
Health. They shall take the oath required of regular 


policemen. 


a Py 3 2D 1c 2ATV Hie » xy Ot «a tA PTT INGHANRS 
Sec. 633. It is hereby made the duty of sanitary inspec- y amina- 
tion by 
Sanitary 
Inspectors. 


tors to make frequent examinations (more especially in the 
spring, summer and fall months) into the condition of the 
lots, yards and premises of citizens, to see if they are kept 
in a clean and healthy state, and if they shall find any- 
thing which may become a nuisance they shall notify the 
person or persons on whose premises the same may be found 
to remove the same in six hours, and on failure or refusal 
on their part to do so, shall be proceeded against in the 
manner prescribed in section 657. 

Sec. 634. It shall be the duty, further, of such Sanitary Bornes 
inspectors to see that all sweepings and garbage within the 
sanitary limits are removed to some suitable place to be 
designated and approved by the Sanitary Department, and 
that the excrement from all privies and closets not con- 
nected with the water-works, within said limits, shall be 
likewise removed, by garbage and night-soil carts, which 
shall be provided by the Sanitary Department. 

Src. 635. Whenever the Chief of Police or sanitary carcasses. 


how 


inspectors shall be informed of any dead horse, mule, cow removed. 


or other animal being within the incorporate limits of the 
City of Atlanta, he or they shall cause said carcass to be 
_removed beyond said limits, and then properly buried or iy at. 
disposed of so as not to create a nuisance, and any person or 


persons other than those employed who shall remove the 


246 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Contagious 
diseases. 


Decayed 
flesh, etc., 
to be 
removed in 
six hours. 


sarcass of any such animal shall, on conviction, be fined 
not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not 
exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court; pro- 
vided, the owner or his authorized agent may remove such 
carcass from the city under the direction of a Sanitary 
Inspector. 

Src. 636. It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper, 
boarding-house keeper, and other citizens within this city, 
to give immediate notice. to the Board of Health of any 
case of contagious or infectious disease of a dangerous 
character, such as small-pox, cholera, diphtheria, scarlet 
fever, yellow fever, and such other diseases as may be pub- 
licly declared by said Board of Health, which may occur in 
his or her hotel, boarding-house, or other dwelling, and if 
any hotel keeper, boarding-house keeper, or other citizens, 
shall fail or neglect to report as aforesaid, any and all such 
cases of said diseases as may occur or be at their hotel, 
boarding-house, or place of dwelling, each and every 
offender shall, on coviction, be fined not exceeding one 
hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 637. Any owner or occupant of any lot who shall 
suffer to remain on his or her lot, owned or occupied by 
him or her, any decayed flesh, or vegetables, or any other 
thing which may annoy his or her neighbors, or tend to 
affect injuriously the health of any citizen, shall be required 
to remove the same within six hours, and on failure to re- 
move or remedy the same within six hours, if it can be 
done, on conviction, pay a fine not exceeding one hun- 
dred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, for every six hours it is suffered to remain; and 
if it be adjudged a nuisance, in the manner prescribed by 
the statute or the ordinances of the City of Atlanta, the 
sanitary inspectors shall in that case, by order, abate the 
same, and the offender shal] pay the cost of trial and abate- 
ment; or, if the occupant has but lately come into possession, 
and the same has not been placed there by him, or any mem- 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 247 


ber of his family, or by his consent or approbation, the costs 
of the removal shall be charged to the prior occupant, and 
if not to be found, the owner of the lot; and, on judg- 
ment of the court to that effect, execution shall be issued 
by the Clerk of Council, in favor of the City of Atlanta, 
against the persons liable under the provisions of this ordi- 


nance. 
Src. 638. No person shall keep hides, dried or green, fio Sraos. 
etary 


filthy rags, bones, or guano, or anything else, that may be 
adjudged a nuisance, to the annoyance of any citizen or the 
detriment of the public health, within’ three hundred yards 
of the dwelling or business house of any citizen of said 
city; and any person violating this ordinance shall, on 
conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars 
and costs, or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, in 
the discretion of the court. Provided, however, that dry Manner 
c * of keepang 

hides, thoroughly cured and odorless, may be kept for sale dry ana 
; ; moet: , : , _ green hides 
in the city adjoining business houses; and that green hides, !™ city. 
after being thoroughly salted outside the city limits, may syn 29,87. 
also be kept in the city for sale, and in houses adjoining 
business houses, during the months of November, December, 
January, February and March; and, provided further, that 
no dry or green hides shall be kept in the city limits if they 
do, in fact, amount to or may be adjudged a nuisance. 

N | - lwyra o m= A ‘ 6 i * 

SEc. 639. Any person or persons who shall throw or piscing 


£ decayed 
place on any street, alley, or on the lot of another, any matter on 


decayed flesh or vegetables, or other offensive matter, %nothen 
calculated to annoy the citizens of the neighborhood, or 
endanger their health, shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned 

not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 640. Owners or occupants of all residences, tenements Small-pox 
or rooms in the city, where small-pox exists, shall hang out ??"” 
a yellow flag at some conspicuous place on said premises. 
Any person failing to comply with this ordinance shall, on 
conviction, be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars and 


costs, or imprisoned ten days in the city prison. 


Sale of 
infected 
elothing. 


Condition 
in which 
to keep 
privies. 


Shall 
provide 
receptaele 
for excreta. 


Privies 
shall be 
easy of 
access. 


Right to 
examine 
privies. 
Interfering 
with 
officers. 


Examina- 
tion of 
privies. 


Parr I I.—ORDINANCES. 


Sec. 641, Any person who shall knowingly sell, or cause 
to be sold, or otherwise disposed of, any bed clothing or other 
clothing, or any other article or articles which are infected 
with small-pox, whereby this disease may be spread,or made 
liable to be spread or disseminated, shall, on conviction, pay 
a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or be 
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 642. All privies within the corporate limits shall be 
kept clean and well limed, or served with other disinfecting 
agents, and the actual tenant or occupant of all lots upon 
which privies are situated, shall be held responsible for the 
cleanliness of the same. 

Sec. 643. Tt shall be the duty of all persons having, 
owning or controlling privies, not connected with the water- 
works, within the sanitary limits, to have and use water- 
tight receptacles in which to receive all exereta; and it 
shall be the duty of such persons aforesaid to cause the 
contents of such receptacles to be deodorized or mixed with 
dry earth or fine coal ashes daily. Should any person or 
persons fail to comply with the requirements of this section 
they shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding 
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty 
days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 644. All privies within the corporate limits of this 
city shall be, easy of access to the sanitary Inspectors, or 
other officers, and said officers shall have the right at any 
time to enter upon the premises, wherever any privies are 
located, and see that the same are neatly and cleanly kept. 
Any person interfering with said officer, in the discharge of 
this duty, shall be fined or imprisoned, in the discretion of 
the court. 

Sec. 645. The Chief of Police or sanitary inspectors 
shall make, during the spring and summer months, weekly 
examinations into the conditions of each, and whenever, in 
his or their judgment, this ordinance is violated, he shall 
notify the owner, tenant or occupant of said lot, to put said 
offensive privy forthwith in order; and in ease of refusal 


4 


eS a terme 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 249 


or neglect on the part of said owner, tenant or occupant to 
comply within six hours thereafter, he, she, or they shall 
be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and 
costs, or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, in the 
discretion of the court; and he may be fined a further sum, 
not exceeding ten dollars, for every twelve hours such privy 
shall remain in an offensive condition. 

Sec. 646. All railroad and sleeping car companies run- water 
ning cars into the City of Atlanta shall keep their closets on cars. 
securely locked and shall not permit the same to be used nee 
by any one while in the corporate limits of said city. The Po 
agents, conductors or representatives of said companies, 
who shall violate this ordinance shall be arrested, and, on 
conviction, fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of 
the court. 

Sec. 647. No person shall keep a butcher-pen or, 

aughter 
slaughter-house within the corporate limits of the City of house. 
Atlanta, (including the water-shed of the water-works,) and 
any person so doing shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum aug. 7, 187 
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not 
exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 648. That no person shall use the streets or side- Ne 
walks of the city, nor the gutters between, as a drainage to 
carry off any water that has been used, or other fluids, or 
soap-suds or dye-stuffs, or liquid manures, or any other 
liquids, whether from privies or otherwise. Any person 

: mn : .. May 20, °78, 
discharging, or allowing to be discharged, any such fluids, 
shall, on conviction of the fact, be fined in a sum not 
exceeding twenty-five dollars and costs, or condemned to 
work in the chain-gang not to exceed thirty days, either or 
both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 649. Any person creating a nuisance on his, her, or Lot. 
their lot, or a lot occupied by them, or allowing a nuisance 
to remain six hours on their lot, or a lot occupied by them, 
shall be immediately summoned before the Recorder’s 


Court, and, on proof, shall be fined not exceeding one hun- 


250 


Parr II.—ORpDINANCES. 


Wuisances 
defined 
and 
forbidden. 


Aug. 21, 78. 


Penalty. 


Obstruct- 
ing drains 
or gutters. 


June 20,’81. 


Residents 
must be 
vaccinated. 


Free vacci- 
nation. 


Failure 
to be 
vaccinated. 


dred dollars and costs. The summons to appear is all the 
notice that shall be required beyond the publishing of this 
ordinance. The following are declared nuisances: Slaugh- 
ter-houses, pig-pens kept for use within one-hundred yards 
of any private residence within the city limits, or upon the. 
water-shed of the water-works ; a dead cat, chicken, rat, or 
other animal ; stagnant water, decayed vegetables and fruits ; 
filthy privies, or anything causing offensive odors that 
worketh hurt, inconvenience, or damage to another, are 
nuisances, and shall be regarded as such, and subject to the 
above fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs. 
Any person throwing or placing a dead rat, chicken, cat or 
other animal, tainted meat, or decayed vegetables, or fruits 
of any kind, filthy water, or excrementitious matter, in the 
streets or alleys, shall be guilty of causing a nuisance, and 
shall be brought before the Recorder’s Court and fined 
not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs. 

SEc. 650. Any person or persons who shall obstruct any 
gutter or drain in any street or alley of said city, or shall 
place anything therein likely to obstruct the same shall, on 
conviction, be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of 
the court. 

Src. 651. Every resident of the City of Atlanta is required 
to be successfully vaccinated, or to be vaccinated a sufficient 
number of times to make it evident that successful yaccina- 
tion is impossible. 

SEc. 652. It shall be the duty of physicians, to be 
appointed by the city for that purpose, to vaccinate, free of 
charge, all residents of the city who may apply to them for 
that purpose. 

SEc. 653. Any resident of the City of Atlanta over fifteen 
years of age, who has not been successfully vaccinated, 
and who shall refuse or fail, after twenty-four hours notice, 
to be so vaccinated, may be summoned to appear, or be 
arrested and taken before the Recorder’s Court, and may, 
on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred 


on 
— 


Part. IT,.—ORDINANCES. Q 


dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either 
or both, in the discretion of the court, for each day such 
person so refuses or fails. And any parent, guardian or 
any other person, having control of a child under fifteen 
years of age, who has not been successfully vaccinated, and 


Failure 
who shall fail to have such child so vaccinated after twenty- to have 


-hilc 
four hours notice, shall be subject to the penalties above vaccinated. 
provided. 

Suc. 654, Any practicing physician, or other person, who penaity for 
shall know of the existence of a case of small-pox or vario- poten 
loid in the City of Atlanta, and who shall fail within six Pee 
hours to report the same to the Board of Health, or a health 
officer of the city, shall be arrested by an officer or mem- 
ber of the police force and taken before the Recorder’s 
Court, and such persons shall, on conviction, be fined in a 
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned 
not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the discretion 
of the court, for each offense. 

Sec. 655. The Board of Health of the City of Atlanta nth. 
shall have full power and authority to send to a hospital or LF ape 
quarantine established or designated for the purpose, any dyuoaraa 

ps : ; ., Of Health. 
person within the City of Atlanta who may be sick with 
small-pox, epidemic cholera or yellow fever, when in the Aug. 16,88. 
judgment of said Board of Health such isolation is neces- 
sary for the protection of the public. Said Board of Healh 
shall also have authority to subject all persons who may 
have been exposed to contagion or infection of any of the 
aforesaid diseases to such quarentine restraints and regula- 
tions as may be deemed necessary and be promulgated by 
said Board of Health. 

Sec. 656. Any person who shall hinder or obstruct any 
members of the Board of Health, or any members of the 
police or sanitary force or other person acting under the 
authority, or by direction of said Board of Health, from 
removing to a hospital or quarantine any person whom they 
desire to remove, or are so removing, or who shall, in any 


way hinder or obstruct the proper officials in enforcing any 


ParRT. I[].—ORDINANCES. 


Board of 
Health 
may 
quarantine 
against any 
infected 
place, ete. 


Sept. 19,’88. 


Contagious 
disease. 


Penalty. 


of the provisions of this sectien or of the foregoing section 
of this ordinance, shall be arrested and taken before the 
Recorder’s Court, and shall, upon conviction, be punished 
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by 
imprisonment for not more than thirty days, either or both, 
in the discretion of the court. The Board of Health shall 
make suitable rules and regulations for carrying the fore- 
going five sections into effect. 

Sec. 657. That the Board of Health of the City of 
Atlanta shall have authority to establish a quarantine 
against any place, person or railway train being dangerously 
infected by epidemic, cholera or yellow fever, whenever, in 
the judgment of the Board of Health, a quarantine becomes: 
necessary for the protection of the city. 

Src. 658. It shall be the duty of the Board of Health 
to make necessary regulations to insure the faithful enforce- 
ment of this ordinance. 

Sec. 659. Any railroad conductor or engineer, or other 
person who shall bring into this city any excursion train in 
violation of the regulations of the Board of Health, after 
having received notice to that effect shall be subject to the 
penalties of this ordinance. 

Src. 660. Any person who shall violate any of the rules 
and regulations made by the Board of Health in pursuance 
of this ordinance shall, on conviction in the Recorder’s 
Court, be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be 
imprisoned for not more than thirty days, either or both, in 
the discretion of the court. | 

Src. 661. That from and after the passage of this ordi-- 
nance, when any child in the City of Atlanta, eligible to 
admission at the public schools of said city, shall have 
a contagious or epidemic disease, or when a contagious or 
epidemic disease exists ina family,or household, in said city, 
in which a child of school age shall reside, it shall be the 
duty of the attending physician in either of the above recited 
cases of sickness from contagious or epidemic diseases, to: 
report to the parent or guardian and to the Superintendent 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. VAG» 


of Public Schools, the existence and nature of such conta- 
gious or epidemic disease ; and any attending physician who 
shall fail, refuse or neglect to report as aforesaid, shall, on 
. conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one eb ica 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, 
either or both, in the discretion of the court. That any Penalty. 
parent or guardian who shall, in said city, knowingly 
permit a child to attend the public schools of said city when 
said child has a contagious or epidemic disease, or when Board of 


A s j A A ; . Education, 
either of said diseases exists in a family or household in authority 
‘ given. 


which a child of school age resides, shall, on conviction 
thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or 
both, in the discretion of the court. That authority is 
hereby conferred upon the Board of Education of said city ts pchostan 
to prescribe when, and under what evidence, a child may covers 
be refused admission to or, if already admitted, discontinued S 
from attendance upon the public schools of said city, and 

when and upon what evidence readmitted to said public 
schools, by reason of such child having, or having had, a 
contagious or epidemic disease, or when either of said dis- 

eases have existed, or shall exist, in a family or household 

in which such child of school age resides. 


. C - or oe ] SCAG] , Horses and 
Src. 662. That any owner or person in possession of any Horses até 


horse or mule with glanders, who shall keep the same within So7oer, 


s . . . ke t in 
the limits of said city three hours after the knowledge of citylinite 


the fact that said horse or mule has glanders, or three hours . ‘ 
. i fee ov. 19, 88. 
after notice to remove said horse or mule beyond the limits 


of said city, shall, on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine 
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to labor on the 
public works not exceeding thirty days. 
Sec. 663. No person shall lead, ride or drive on the Horses, ete. 
F % with glan- 
publie streets any horse or other animal that has the ders, etc.,, 
; F : : prohibitec 
glanders, or other infectious or contagious disease, under on streets. 


penalty not to exceed fifty dollars. 


D5A Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


fine Sec. 664. That any person carrying through the street 
Ghiaais Of said city any horse, mule, cow, sheep or hog sick with a 
fe eee contagious or infectious disease, without the permission of 
a sanitary inspector, shall, on conviction, be fined not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 


SEC. 665. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 


Deen S7 


Inspectors, nance, it shall be the duty of the sanitary inspectors to con- 


aie demn and require to be sent out of the city by the owner 

or party in possession thereof, under direction of such in- 
Merchants spectors, as garbage, all decayed, or stale melons, fruits and 

vegetables, and all unsound, tainted, offensive, or unwhole- 
noulny, Some meats, fish, poultry, game, or other articles of food 
ae kept or‘stored in any box or refrigerator, held or offered for 
yune’, “sale at any of the fruit stands, stores or markets:in said 
city, or offered for sale from any car on any of the railroad 
tracks in said city. That any merchant, trader, dealer or 
other person who shall refuse to allow the inspectors afore- 
Penalty, ‘Sald opportunity to inspect their stocks of melons, fruits, 

vegetables, and meats, fish, poultry, game, or food-stuffs of 
rapreadeas any kind, or who shall, when any of said stock is con- 
demned, refuse to remove it from the city as garbage, 


Stale fruit, shall, on conviction in the Recorder’s Court, be punished 
or decayed, : 


meats. by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison- 


ment not exceeding thirty days. That any merchant, 

Penalty. Marketman, fruit stand keeper, or other trader or dealer, 
who shall sell, or offer for sale, as food, any stale or decayed 
lemons, fruits or vegetables, or who shall sell, or offer for 
sale, as food, any spoiled or decayed meats, or fish, or other 
article of food, shall be punished, on conviction in the 
Recorder’s Court, by a fine not exceeding one hundred 

sept. 17,’83. dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Diseased SEc. 666. That no animals or fish that died by disease 


and 


unwhole- or accident, no carcass of any calf, pig or lamb, which, at 
some meat 


cold kest, the time of being killed, was less than six weeks old, and 
foreaies no meat therefrom, nor any animal, nor meat therefrom, 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 255 


killed while feverish, bruised, disabled, injured with 
broken limbs, or otherwise; heavy with young, jaded or 
fatigued from long driving or shipping; or killed or kept $3 
in same building, or in so close proximity with fumes or??”**" 
gas of diseased or other spoilt meats, or dead carcasses, as 

to be contaminated therefrom or rendered unwholesome or 
unhealthy thereby, or hauled in same vehicle, or manip- 

ulated with tools used on diseased or other dead carcasses 

as aforesaid, or dressed or kept in any building wherein 
animals, or parts of animals, dead from injury or disease 

are stored, kept or rendered, or wherein decomposed, putrid 

or offensive meats of any kind are kept, or within one hun- 

dred feet of any building wherein animals dead as afore- ,,), 21,87. 
said, or other unsound meats are stored, kept or rendered, 

or dressed, or kept in any house or upon premises which 

are not clean and maintained in a pure and wholesome 
condition by necessary disinfection, flushing, washing, 
scalding and lime washing, and the removal therefrom of 

all accumulations of filth and of all decomposing and offen- 

sive matter, shall be brought into said city, or in said city 

sold, held or offered for sale as food. Any person violating penalty. 
this section of this ordinance shall, on conviction thereof, 

be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison- 

ment not longer than thirty days, either or both, in the 
diseretion of the court. 

Sec. 667. That after the passage of this ordinance, it geying 
shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale seen rc 
within the limits of the City of Atlanta, any impure, adul- Paniblted’ 
terated, sophisticated or unwholesome milk, or to sell or 
offer for sale as pure milk, any milk to which water or any 
other substance shall have been added, which in effect su1y 16,39, 
injures its quality or lessens its value; or to sell or offer 
for sale the milk from any cow that may be sick, diseased, 
or suffering from any bodily condition or disorder liable to 
render her milk unfit or unsafe to be used as food; or the 
milk obtained from cow kept in a filthy or unventilated 


stable or building, or in an offensively filthy lot, pen or 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


Oleomarga- 
rine, etc., 
not to be 
sold with- 
out repre- 
sentation 
of its 
nature. 


Oleomarga- 
rine, etc.,to 
be stampea 
as such. 


Penalty. 


May 7, 1883. 


Water- 
closets in 
tire limits 
to be 
connected 
with 
sewers 
and water. 


Oct. 3, 1887. 


shed, or that may be fed upon food or allowed to drink any 
liquid which may so affect the milk that consumers shall be 
exposed to the risk of sickness or disease therefrom. 

Src. 668. Any person who shall violate any of the pro- 
visions of the foregoing ordinances, shall, after conviction 
in the Recorder’s Court, be subject to a fine of not more 
than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more 
than thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 
court. 

Sec. 669. No merchant or dealer, or their agent or em- 
ployee shall, in this city, sell any oleomargarine, butterine, 
or any other imitation of butter, without representing to 
the purchaser, clearly and distinctly, what he or she is 
selling. 

Sec. 670. No merchant or dealer shall keep in their 
store, for sale, any oleomargarine, butterine, or other imi- 
tation of butter, unless the same has stamped on the body» 
of the package, in letters one and one-half inches high, 
and the same width, the name of such imitation. 
on the lid shall be insufficient. 

Sec. 671. Any person violating the provisions of either 


A stamp 


of the foregoing sections shall be summoned to appear, or 
may be arrested and taken before the Recorder’s Court, and 
shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one 
hundred dollars, and not less than twenty dollars, or be 
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Sec. 672. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
nance, no person owning improved property or being the 
legal representative or agent thereof, shall have, on his or 
her premises, within the fire limits of said city, or elsewhere 
in said city outside of the fire limits, where water and sew- 
erage are accessible, and all the provisions of sections 604 
to 608 shall apply to these extended limits, any top 
privy wherein human excrement is deposited unless the 
same be connected with a sewer and proper water facilities 
for carrying off the same, without obtaining the written 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 25 « 


consent to do so of the Board of Health of said city, which 
consent shall only be given when in the opinion of said nau 
board, it would be unreasonable and incovenient to demand 
of such owner that the connection be made. 

Sec. 673. That when neither the owner, legal repre- | 
sentative or agent of said property are domiciled in said sponsible. 
city, the tenant in possession shall be subject to all the 
pains and penalties hereinafter provided for violations of 
this ordinance. 

Sec. 674. That it shall be the duty of the sanitary Copy of 
5 E ; - 7 Ordinance 
inspectors of said city to serve a copy of this ordinance to be 
on all parties offending the provisions thereof, which 
said copy shall be served forty days previous to trial for a 
violation of this ordinance, said copy to be served personally, 
or by leaving it at most notorious place of abode, or by 
leaving it at the premises in question. 

Sec. 675. That any person violating the provisions of 
this ordinance, shall, upon conviction before the Recorder ,.. 4. 
of said city, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or be imprisoned not longer than thirty days, either 
or both, in the discretion of the court, for each day’s viola- 
tion hereof. 

Sec. 676. That nothing herein contained shall be con- City not | 
strued to mean that the City of Atlanta is liable for the expense. 
expenses of construction of water closets, or of sewer 
connections, or of furnishing water facilities made necessary 
by this ordinance. 

Sec. 677. That all water closets now, or hereafter, having Water- 
sewer connections, shall also have proper water connection having 


; itv water- Sk Ales cee = San Tile connection 
with the city water-works, or from private wind-mills or connertio! 


water-works, where there is an ample flow of water, and (oittetion 


all said water closets shall be so flushed with water, of suf- 
nae P Kepea2h ole 
ficient flow and strength, as will prevent the accumulation 
of offensive matter, and will safely and promptly carry off 
the same into the sewers. 

Sec. 678. Any person using, controlling or owning water ponatty. 


closets not thus provided as above, shall, on conviction 


Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


Board of 
Health 
may re- 
quire suit- 


able water 


closets on 
improved 
property. 


Notice to 
provide 
water- 
closets. 


Penalty 
for failure. 


thereof before the Recorder, pay a fine of not exceeding 
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty 
days, either or both, in the discretion of the court: 

Sec. 679. The Board of Health of said eity shall have 
full power and authority to require the owner of any 
improved real estate within said city, to provide suitable 
privy or water closet accommodations upon such improved 
premises, whenever in the judgment of said board such 
improvements are necessary to preserve the health or to 
protect the sanitary interests of citizens of any neighbor- 
hood within said city. 

Sec. 680. That after forty days’ notice served upon the 
owner or the agent in charge of any such property, by 
one of the sanitary inspectors, to make and provide such 
accommodations aforesaid, and a failure to have same made 
and provided, such owner or agent or person in charge of 
such property shall be subject each day such acecommoda- 
tions aforesaid are not made and provided, to pay a fine 


Sept. 17,90, hot exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or to impris- 


Feb. 20, ’82 


onment not exceeding thirty days, either or both in the 
diseretion of the court. 


CHAPTER: XXX, 


HEALTH—ASSESSMENT FOR, 


SECTION. SECTION. 
681. Assessment. 686. Further extension. 
682. Lot, what constitutes. 687. Extension of 1889, 
683. How collected. 688. Extension of limits. 
684. Sanitary limits. 689. Limits extended. 
685. Limits extended. 690. Levy of assessment. 


SECTION 681. An assessment of three dollars shall be 
levied each year upon each improved lot and the owner 


Asses’ment ene . efits . 
thereof within the sanitary limits for sanitary purposes. 


Lot for— 
what 


SEC. 682. Each lot having a residence thereon, or a store- 
house, or each separate tenement where there are more than 


constitutes one, or each twenty-five feet of any hotel, manufactory, 


depot or machine shop, shall constitute.a lot for said purpose. 


Te Ope Tern Oe ve 


laa 1 vo 
SE ee ee eT am ae aT Ot ee 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


Src. 683. The Sanitary Inspectors shall, by the first day 
of April each year, furnish to the Tax Collector and Receiver 
a full list of such lots and lot owners,. and he shall collect 
such assessment at the same time and in the same manner 
that other taxes are collected. 

Sec. 684. The limits in which such tax or assessment 
shall be levied are known as the sanitary limits, and shall 
be as follows: | 

First District—From Union Passenger depot along 
Central Railroad to West Mitchell street; along Mitchel 


259 


How 
collected. 


limits. 


Bound- 


to Elliott; along Elliott to Markham; along Markham to aries. 


Mangum; along Mangum to Walker; along Walker to 
Nelson; along Nelson to Haynes; along Haynes to Walker; 
along Walker to West Fair; along West Fair to South 
Pryor; along South Pryor to Rawson; along Rawson to 
Frazier; along Frazier to East Fair; along East Fair to 
Terry ; along Terry to Hunter; along Hunter to Butler; 
along Butler to Georgia railroad; along Georgia railroad 
to starting point at Union Passenger depot; from West 
Fair and Chapel streets, along Hills avenue to West Peters 
street; also along High street from the corner of Stonewall 
street and High street to Walnut street; along Walnut 
street to Larkin street; along Larkin street to Green’s 
_ Ferry street; along Green’s Ferry street to Leonard street ; 
along Leonard street to Ella street, the present limits. 
And from the corner of Georgia avenue and Ira street: 
along Georgia avenue to Frazier street; along Frazier 
street to Crumley street; along Crumley street to Martin 
street, the present limits. 

And that a sanitary tax of three dollars shall be assessed 
for the year 1890 on each of the various lots of land and 
lot owners within said lines; and that said property be 
subject to all legal assessments for sanitary tax from year to 
year, as other property within the sanitary limits of said 
city. 

Second District—From Union Passenger depot along 
Georgia railroad to Pratt street; along Pratt to Gilmer; 


Mar. 20, ’90, 


260 


Mar. 15, ’86. 


Sanitary 
limits 
extended. 


How 
increased. 


Part IL.—ORDINANCES. 


along Gilmer to Butler; along Butler to Jenkins; along 
Jenkins to Courtland; along Courtland to Cain; along Cain 
to Ivy; along Ivy to Peachtree; along Peachtree to West 
Peachtree; along West Peachtree to Simpson; along Simp- 
son to Spring; along Spring to West Baker; along West 
Baker to Williams; along Williams to Cain; along Cain to 
Luckie; along Luckie to West Baker; along West Baker 


to Marietta; along Marietta to Simpson; along Simpson to 


Western and Atlantic railroad; along Western and Atlan- 
tic railroad to starting point at Union Passenger depot. 
In the 2nd district from Hilliard street and Georgia rail- 
road: along the Georgia railroad to Yonge street; along 
Yonge to Decatur street; along Decatur to Hilliard street, 
the present limits. From Merritt’s avenue and Courtland 
street to Cox street; along Cox to West Peachtree; along 
West Peachtree to Pine, the present limits. rom Simpson 
and McAfee streets to Mills street; along Mills to Luckie 
street, the present limits. From Hunnicutt and Plum 
streets; along Plum to Corput street; along Corput to W. 
& A. railroad; along W. & A. railroad to Johns street. 

Third District—The following land lots in the 530th 
District, Georgia Militia, known as Blackhall District, 
to-wit: Land lots numbers, 71, 72, 73, 74, 86, 87, 88, 89, 
90, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 120, 121, 122, and in Fulton 
county, Georgia. 

All ordinances referring in any wise to the sanitary limits 
as established be, and the same are hereby extended to the 
territory herein previously named; and shall be increased 
or diminished in the discretion of the Board of Health, sub- 


July 7,184. ject to ratification by the General Council. 


Sanitary 
limits 
extended. 


May 3, 1886. 


Sec. 685. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
nance the sanitary limits of said city shall extend to and 
embrace all that territory in the City of Atlanta within the 
following lines, to-wit: Beginning at the corner of East 
Hunter and Hill streets: running thence along Hunter to 
Fort street; thence along Fort to Georgia railroad ; thence 
along Georgia railroad to Bell street; thence along Bell to 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 261 


Hunter street, and thence to beginning point; and, that a 
sanitary tax of three dollars be assessed for the year 1886 
on each of the various lots of land and lot owners within 
said lines, and that said property be subject to all legal 
assessments for sanitary tax from year to year as other prop- 
erty within the sanitary limits of said city. 

Src. 686. The sanitary limits are so extended as to syne7 1986 
embrace all that territory within the following lines, to-wit: 
Beginning on West Peachtree and running along Cox 
street to Spring street: along Spring street to Hunnicutt 
avenue; along Hunnicutt avenue to the beginning point on 
West Peachtree ; and that the various lots of land and lot 
owners within said lines be assessed a tax for sanitary pur- 
poses, according to law. 

Sec. 687. The sanitary limits are extended as follows: Sanitary 
First District Commencing at the corner of Smith and extended. 
Richardson street: along Richardson street to Windsor, wee 
street; along Windsor street to Crumley street; along Crum- 
ley street to McDaniel street, the present limit. Then from 
the corner of Hill and Jones street to Grant street ; along 
Grant street to East Fair street, along East Fair street to 
Gullatt ; along Gullatt street to Georgia railroad; along 

Georgia railroad to present limit. 

Second District—From the corner of Merritt’s avenue 
and Calhoun street: along Calhoun street to Ponce de Leon 
avenue; along Ponce de Leon avenue to Peachtree street ; mar. 7, 1887 
thence along Kimball street to West Peachtree street; 
along West Peachtree street to Cox street; along Cox street 
to Williams street; along Williams street to Pine street; 
along Pine street to Spring street, the present limit. 

Sec. 688. The sanitary limits are so extended as to Sanitary 
embrace all of the territory within the following lines, eared 
to-wit: Beginning at the corner of the Western & , 
Atlantic railroad and Thurmond street, the present limits, and ai iad 
running along the Western & Atlantic railroad to Jones 
avenue, to Haynes street; along Haynes street to Thur- 
mond street; along Thurmond. street to Mangum 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


Sanitary. 
limits 
extended. 


Feb. 20, ’88. 


street; along Mangum street to Newton street, the present 
limits. From the corner of Mangum and Rhodes streets, 
the present limit: along Rhodes street to Davis street; along 
Davis street to West Mitchell street; along West Mitchell 
street to Haynes street; along Haynes street to Markham 
street, the present limits. Irom the corner of Hill’s avenue 
and Chapel street to Leonard street; along Leonard street 
to Ella street; along Ella street to corporation line; along 
corporation line to Whitehall street, the present limits. 
From the corner of Rawson and Hood streets: along Hood 
street to Windsor street; along Windsor street to Eugenia 
street; along Eugenia street to South Pryor street; along 
South Pryor street to Richardson street; along Richardson 
street to Pulliam street; along Pulliam street to Crumley 
street; along Crumley street to Frazer street; along Frazer 
street to Clarke street, the present limits. _Second District be- 
ginning at the corner Decatur and Yonge streets, the present 
limits, and running along Decatur street to Antoinette 
street; along Antoinette street to Gartrell street; along 
Gartrell street to Yonge street; along Yonge street to 
Wheat street; along Wheat street to Fort street; along 
Fort street to Houston street; along Houston street to 
Butler street, the present limits. From corner Ponce de 


Leon avenue and Courtland street: along Courtland street. 


to Third street; along Third street to West Peachtree street ; 
along West Peachtree street to North avenue; along North 


avenue to Spring street; along Spring street to Cox street, 


the present limits. From corner Spring and Mills: along 
Mills street to Williams street; along Williams street to 


Alexander street; along Alexander street to Fowler street; . 


along Fowler street to Pine street; along Pine street to Luckie 
street; along Luckie street to North avenue; along North 


avenue to Western & Atlantic railroad; along Western & 


Atlantic railroad to Corput street, the present limits. And 
that the various lots of land and land owners be assessed a 
tax for sanitary purposes according to law. 


ery Soa 


Part IIl.—ORDINANCES. 263 


Sec. 689. The sanitary limits of said city shall extend to g. sary 
and embrace all the territory in the City of Atlanta within peices 
the following lines, in addition to the limits as now defined mar. 1s, 39. 
by law, to-wit: 

Beginning at the corner of Mangum and Magnolia streets, 
and along Magnolia to Haynes; along Haynes to Rhodes. 
Beginning at Davis and West Hunter streets, and along 
‘West Hunter to Maple; along Maple to Tatnall; along Tat- 
nall to High; along High to Stonewall; along Stonewall to 
Bailey; along Bailey to West Fair; along West Fair to 
Chapel. Beginning at corner of Glenn and Ira streets, and 
along Glenn to Washington; along Washington to Cemetery. 
Beginning at corner of Antoinette and Decatur streets, 
and along Decatur street to the Boulevard; along the Boule- 
vard to Edgewood avenue; along Edgewood avenue to 
‘Jackson street; along Jackson to Irwin; along Irwin to Hil- 
liard; along Hilliard to Ellis; along Ellis to Fort; along 
Fort to Cain; along Cain to North Butler; along North But- 
ler from the corner of Cain street to Box street; along Box 
to Calhoun. Beginning at corner of Peachtree street and 
corporation line: along corporation line to Western & At- 
lantic railroad ; along Western & Atlantic railroad to North 
avenue. 

Sec. 690. And that a sanitary tax of three dollars be g.iitary 


assessed for the year 1889, on each of the various lots of BAKU! 


. . . J . xt dead 
land and lot owners within said lines; and that said prop-timits - 


erty be subject to all legal assessments for sanitary tax from 
year to year, as other property within the sanitary limits of 
said city. 


Parr IL.—ORDINANCES. 


Straying 
on street. 


Letting 
down 
enclosures. 


CHAPTER. X Xx 9TE 


HORSES AND MULES——-HOGS AND GOATS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
691. Straying in streets. 693. Driving mules. 
692. Letting down enclosures. 


SecTion 691. Whenever the police force shall find any 
hog or hogs, goat or goats, horse or horses, mule or mules, 
and any other live stock (not including milech cows), run- 
ning at large in the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta, 
it shall be their duty to take up and put said hog or hogs, 
goat or goats, horse or horses, mule or mules, or any other 
live stock, in pens or lots, and, after ten days notice in four 
of the most public places of the city, to sell the same at 
the place in which they are confined, at public outery, to 
the highest bidder: Provided, that the owner of said hog 
or hogs, goat or goats, horse or horses, mule or mules, or 
other live stock, shall be entitled to the same by proving 
property and paying the sum of one dollar per head, and 
all expenses before sale; provided, further, that it shall not 
change or modify the ordinance in reference to the hours 
in which horses and mules may be driven through the 
streets. 

Src. 692. Any person who shall hereafter suffer his or 
her hog or hogs, goat or goats, horses or mules, or any 
other live stock, to run at large, in any street or public 
place in the City of Atlanta, or who shall let down the 
fence, or any bars, or open any .gate of any inclosures, 
where any hog or hogs, goat or goats, horses or mules, or 
any other live stock may be confined by virtue of an ordi- 
nance of the City of Atlanta, for the purpose of permitting 
or allowing said hog or hogs, goat or goats, or other live 
stock, to escape therefrom, shall, upon conviction before the 
Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or three members of 
Council, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, 
and cost of trial, or be imprisoned in the station-house or 
common jail of the county not exceeding thirty days, in the 
discretion of the court. 


= 


PART TTE—ORDINANCES: 265 


Sec. 693. It shall be unlawful to drive unhaltered mules Tenia 
in droves of more than five through the streets of the City ™ 


> Mar. 5, 1887 
of Atlanta, between 8 and 9 A. M., and between 2 and 3 
Feb. 8, 1878. 
o’clock P. M. 
Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined not 
: : y Penalty. 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not. 


exceeding one mouth. 


CHAPTER XXXITI. 


LICENSES. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
694. Mayor to supervise. 698. Ticket scalpers. 
695. Free licenses. 699. Retail drug stores. 
696. Street vendors. 700. Ice dealers. 
697. Fruit stands. 701. Telephone company. 


SEcTION 694. The Mayor shall enter in a book kept for Mey Ore om 

the purpose, an account of the number of all blank licenses 
and blank receipts, with their duplicates, delivered by him 
to the Clerk of Council, and the Clerk of Council shall 
account to the Mayor and General Council, through the 
Finance Committee, for all such blanks. This ordinance 
takes the place of section 29 of the tax ordinance for the 
year 1876, and annuls said section. 


Sec. 695. That no free license shall hereafter be granted p,., 


° y ., license. 
under any circumstances, to any person for any purpose, “~"" 


unless such person shall have been a citizen of the city con- 
tinually for the two years next preceding the asking of the 
same. 

Src. 696. No license shall be granted to any person OY yjcone 
firm to erect a stand or sell from street or pavement, any Lz 
patent medicine, novelty, or article of merchandise gen- 
erally sold by itinerant vendors, except with the written Eni ti 
consent of the person or persons occupying the store, office, = 
or residence, before which it is proposed selling said mer- 
chandise and by order of the Mayor. The license tax for sj ountor 
such privileges shall not be less than fifteen dollars per 


266 Part IJ.—ORpDINANCES. 


week for each stand or saleseman, unless granted on peti- 
tion to General Council, and no license shall be granted for . 
less than one week.* 

Street Sec. 697. From and after the first day of April, 1886, 


stands | é ; wie 
for sale of no license shall issue to any itinerant peddler or other per- 
fruits, etc., 


abolished. son, for the purpose of selling articles of merchandise from 
Mar. 15,’86-any stand or location, in or upon the streets or roadway 


proper, between the curbing, in said city. 


. Src. 698. The tax ordinance is hereby amended, so as 
aaibee to require ticket scalpers to pay at the rate of two hundred 
Aug. 7,’90. dollars per year; no license to issue for less time than the 

remainder of the tax year, ending June 30th, of each year. 
Sic. 699. That the license tax on retail drug stores car- 


ete cay rying a stock of not exceeding five hundred dollars be re- 


$10 license. 
Ce oe duced from twenty-five dollars to ten dollars. 


Src. 700. That dealers in ice, in connection with other 

with other business, be required to pay a license of ten dollars.* 
July 9,1890. Sec. 701. That the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- 
Telephone oe Sate, ae : tax Me une Be ue of one bi 
license $50, or each telep none station or box, with instrument Ganji 
per box or rented or used by their subscribers, in the City of Atlanta, 
Dec 17, ’s9, and that this be accepted in lieu of ad valorem tax against 
said Company, and that they pay the license tax of fifty 


dollars imposed in the Tax Ordinance for 1889.* 


CHAPTER XXXIV. 


MAYOR. 
SECTION. | SECTION. 
702. Location of office. 704. Pardoning. 


703. Use. 


Srctrion 702. The Mayor shall keep his office at some 
central point of the business portion of the city, and shall 
have for his office hours such times of the day as he may 
designate, to be not less than three hours each day (except 


Location. 


* See Sec, 784a. 
* See Annual Tax Ordinance. 
*See Annual Tax Ordinance. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 267 


Sunday), during which hours, save in the event of Provi- 
dential hindrance, or absence from the city on official busi- 
ness, he shall be present at said office. The rent of said 
office shall be paid by the city.* 

Src. 703. The office of the Mayor, in the business por- Use. 
tion of the city, may be used by the City Treasurer, if that 
officer so desires, and by various committees of Council. 


Sec. 704. The Mayor, or, in his absence or inability, the paraoning 
power. 


Mayor pro tem., shall be authorized upon a proper case 
af Mar. 1, 1881 


made and in his discretion, to remit a portion or all of the 
penalty imposed by the Recorder for violations of city |... 4, 


ordinances: Provided, if the fine in any case be fifty dol- less must 


lars or less, or the sentence to imprisonment for less than mended Py 


thirty days, the Mayor shall not entertain any application 
i ._ May 2, 1887. 

for executive clemency, unless the petition for pardon is’ 

accompanied by a written recommendation from the Re- 


corder or Court trying the case. 


CHAPTER XXXYV. 


OFFICERS—ORDINANCES. 


‘SECTION. SECTION. 
705. Mayor pro tem. : 707. Weekly reports. 
706. Oaths of officers. 708. Ordinances—how adopted. 


Section 705. The General Council shall, at the second mayor pro 
meeting in January of each year, determine by viva voce i ii 
vote which Alderman shall be elected Mayor pro tem. 

Sec. 706. Each officer of the city shall take and sub- 
scribe to the oath, for the faithful discharge of the duties of 0% 
his office, in the form prescribed by the Charter for the 
Mayor and members of Council. 

Sec. 707. All Marshals, whether regular or special, and Seats 
all other executive officers or agents of the incorporation, reports. 


are hereby required to make weekly reports to the Clerk of 


*Mayor elected bi-ennially. Ineligible to re-election. Hx-officio a member of 
various boards. Has veto power. May not practice law in criminal cases nor ad- 
versely to the city. 


68 Part LE ORDINANCES, 


the Council, in writing, of all sums of money, or any other 
property received by them, and all sums paid by them. 
They shall also report all charges that may occur in 
connection with their offices, in favor of or against the 
corporation, and all officers and agents must make quarterly 
reports, in writing, to the Mayor and General Council, of 
their actings, and pay over all moneys or other things 
received by them to the proper officer. On failure of any 
officer or agent to comply with this ordinance, he shall be 
liable to be dealt with as for other misfeasance or malfeasance 
in office, and fined at the discretion of the Mayor and 
Council, or be dismissed from office, or both, as to them 
shall seem proper.” 
Suc. 708. All ordinances requiring action by the Mayor 
Ordinance and General Council in joint session shall undergo one 
read once 


atiwo reading each at two different regular or special or called 
meetings — 


unless by meetings, or at one regular and one called meeting, before 
two-thirds © 


Vote sto adoption; except that by a two-thirds vote of the members 
a second 


a Secons present, an ordinance may be read twice at the same regular, 
at tene. called or special meeting and adopted. All ordinances 
requiring action by the Mayor and Council and Board of 
Aldermen separately, shall undergo one reading each at two 
different regular or special or called meetings of the Mayor 
and Council, or at one regular and one called meeting 
before adoption, except by a two-thirds vote of the members 
thereof present, an ordinance may be read twice at the 

same regular, called or special meeting and adopted. 
An ordinance requiring separate action and concurrence 
by the Board of Aldermen shall undergo such reading 


only in said board as such board may, by rule, preseribe. 


* Make daily settlements with Treasurer and daily reports to Comptroller. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 269 


CHAPTER ns XXVI 1 eee 


PEACE, GOOD ORDER AND MORAIS. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 

709. Public indecency. | 739. Owners of houses ill fame. 

710. Indecent dress. 740. Houses ill fame—how abated. 

711. Noise at night. | 741. Occupants punished. 

712. Drunkenness. 742. Evidence sufficient. 

713. Intoxication on streets. | 743. Tenants ejected. 

714. Relief from penalty. 744. Disorderly houses. 

715. Penalty for drunkenness. | 745. Public meetings. 

716. Lewd women—at night. | 746. Arrest of offenders. 

717. Men not talk with. | 747. Arrest State offenders. 

718. Penalty. | 748. Posse summoned, how. 

719. Alabama flips. / 749. Interfering with policemen. 

720. Penalty. 750. Firing cannon. 

21. Saloons—opening and closing. | 751. Fire-works. 
22, Stores closed on Sunday. 752. Assembling and doitering on 
23. Loitering in stairways. | streets. : 
24, Penalty. | 53. Loitering in front of churches. 
o! 


on 
ce 


. Lodging in outhouses, etc. 

. Penalty. 

. Feeding animals on streets. 

. Passenger depot. 

. Duty of officers and policemen. 
. Disturbance of schools. 

. Disorderly conduct at churches. 
. Impeding funeral procession. 

. Guard of small-pox patients. 

. Defacing poles. 

. Mocking birds not trapped. 

. Fishing prohibited. 

}. Limitation of prosecutions. 

67. Entry fee must be paid. 

. Penalty. 


Piedmont park. | 

26, #emales not enter bar-rooms. | 

7. Penalty. | 

28. Minors not permitted to enter bil- | 
liard rooms. 

729. Minors must not enter without 

consent of parents. 

Pool rooms—when closed. 

. Penalty. 

2. Shooting in city. 

. Detacing buildings. 

. Cock fighting. 

. Injuring street lamps. 

Gas and gasoline lamps. 

. Barber shops—close Sundays. 

Fresh meats—not sell on Sundays, 


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Section 709. Any person who shall, within the corporate ,__, 
4 Public 


a ae ee Ue ° ‘ > 5 oe Eee é ixy indecene 
limits of Atlanta, be guilty of an act of public indecency, eng woth 


tending to debauch the morals of any of the citizens, or of PUmsred- 


quarreling, or of using obscene, vulgar, profane language, 
or malicious mischief, or otherwise act in a disorderly man- 
ner, (which offense is not recognized as penal by the laws of 
this State,) shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding Penalty. 
one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned in the cal- 
aboose or common jail of the county, not more than thirty 
days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 710. Any person who shall, in the City of Atlanta, Indecent 
appear in any public place naked, or in an indecent or lewd 


270 


Parr II].—ORDINANCES. 


Obscene 
pulications 


Penalty. 


Noise 
at night. 


Penalty. 


Drunken- 
ness, ete. 


Penalty. 


Drunken- 
ness—Fine 


of $100 and 


costs or 30 
days im 


prisonm/’nt 


dress, or shall make any indecent exposure of his or her 
person, or be guilty of any indecent or lewd act or behavior, 
or shall exhibit or sell, or offer for sale, any obscene, vulgar 
or licentious book, picture or painting of any character 
whatever, or who shall exhibit or perform in any hall, house, 
or public place in said city, any indecent, immoral, or lewd 
play or dance, or who shall sing to a public audience any 
sacrilegious, indecent, vulgar or lewd song, shall, upon 
conviction, be fined in a sum of not exceeding one hun- 
dred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or 
required to work not exceeding thirty days on the streets of 
said city, in the discretion of the court. It shall be the duty 
of the police and officers of the city to arrest every person 
violating this ordinance in their presence, or on complaint 
of any citizen of a violation of this ordinance by any per- 
son or persons. 

Sec. 711. Any person who shall make any noise at night 
calculated to disturb the public peace, or to annoy any of. 
the citizens, shall (if done in the presence of the Chief of 
Police) be arrested by him and carried before the Mayor’s 
Court for trial, and if not done in the presence of said Chief 
of Police, then upon complaint made, he or she shall be 
proceeded against as in other cases of a violation of these 
ordinances, and be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars. 
and costs, or be imprisoned in the calaboose or public jail 
of said county not more than thirty days, in the discretion 
of the court. 

Src. 712. Any person who shall be found drunk, hoot- 
ing, hallooing, or making any other unnecessary or unusual 
noise, to the disturbance of any citizen, may be fined not 
exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned 
not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 713. It shall be unlawful for any person to be and 
appear on the streets of said city in an intoxicated condi- 
tion; and any person so offending shall, on conviction 
thereof before the Recorder of said city, pay a fine of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not longer 


Ne 


Part IT.—ORDINANCES. eM 


than thirty days, either, or both, in the discretion of the 


Relieved 
against . 
offense may relieve himself or herself from the penalty thus Me batt 
- ; a : ee a. ie : formation 
incurred and imposed by forthwith giving information and of unlawf'l 
< ‘ 5 4 a ae 3 furnishing 
evidence which will lead to the conviction of the person or of liquor. 


court: Provided, that any person so convicted of such 


persons unlawfully furnishing him or her with the liquors 
by which he or she became thus intoxicated. 
Sec. 714. It shall be the duty of the court convicting the gourt to 


os : : inform 
offender under the provisions of the foregoing section of prisoner 


: . a. of this 
this ordinance, to inform the defendant of the manner method of 
. ° . . ° eA reiiel. 
therein provided for relieving himself or herself from the 
penalty to said offense. 


Sec. 715. It shall be unlawful for any person to be and 


Drunken- 

appear on the streets or alleys of said city in an intoxicated Hessen? 
is . wit one ceed $100 or 
condition ; and any person so offending shall, on conviction public wks 


D . more than 
therefor before the Recorder, be fined not exceeding one 30 days. 


hundred dollars, or imprisonment by working on the public 
’ Oct. 22, ’90. 


works of said city for not exceeding thirty days, either, or 
both, in the discretion of the Recorder. 
Sec. 716. It shall be unlawful for any prostitute or pewa 


: women not 
woman of notoriously lewd character to walk the streets, allowed in 


A 2 Las - public 
alleys or other public thoroughfares of the City of Atlanta, places 
- i 4 i at night. 

or ride around the same during the night season. July 18, ’87. 
Sec. 717. And it shall be unlawful for any male person 4... not 


to talk in a familiar manner to any such woman or women, ‘2K with 


i i familiarly. 
or be in company with any such woman or women, know-™"""Y 


ing the same to be such, upon the streets, alleys or thor- 
oughfares of said city. 

Sec. 718. Any person or persons violating the above 
ordinance shall, on conviction in Recorder’s Court in said Penalty. 
city, be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dol- 
lars, or imprisoned not to exceed thirty days. 

Sec. 719. That it shall be unlawful for any person in Alabama 

‘ - : fi : A sling or 
this city to have, carry or use on the streets in said city, heads, 
what is commonly known as the “ Alabama slings or flips.” or carried. 

Sec. 720. Any person so offending, on conviction thereof 


in the Recorder’s Court, shall be punished by a fine not *°7'** 


iD, Parr [1.—ORDINANCES. 


exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than 


Penalty. thirty days, one or both, in the discretion of the court. 
Sec. 721. Any retailer of spirituous or fermented liquors, 

Keeping ‘ a 

open doors who shall keep open doors after the hour of ten o’clock at 

aiter nours 


night and before five o’clock in the morning within the 
City of Atlanta, for the purpose of vending spirituous 
Feb, 6, 1875. 


tion, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars 
and costs, or be imprisoned in the calaboose or common 
jail of said county not more than thirty days, in the dis- 
cretion of the court, and forfeit his license as a retailer. 


Sec. 722. Any merchant, billiard-table, or ten-pin alley 
Keeping 
open stores 


Sbathy Sabbath day, or trade or traffic on that day; and any per- 


keeper, or other dealer, who shall keep open doors on the 


son who shall do work, or in anywise labor, or cause work 
to be done on the Sabbath day, (except it be work of neces- 
sity,) shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred 
dollars and costs, or be imprisoned in the calaboose or com- 
mon jail of said county not more than thirty days, in the 
discretion of the court: Provided, that the Mayor and 
General Council may not punish for violating the State 
laws as on the Sabbath day; and, provided further, that the 
above shall not prevent the sale of soda-water on the Sab- 
bath day by those who may have paid for selling the same, 
and who are entitled to keep open doors on the Sabbath 
day. 

Sec. 723. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 


Loitering 


or sleeping nance it shall not be lawful for any person or persons in 
1n stalr- ' ” 


ways,etc.. said city to loiter or sleep on or at the foot of the stairway . 


WENA haa 
an & ° ° ° ae e ° a = a a “ ° 
avaishea, Of anY building in said city, or to loiter or to sleep in or on 


boxes or hogsheads, or other things in street or sidewalks 


June 4, 1sss OY alleys, or on public grounds, or on the private premises 
or grounds of another without the consent of the person in 
control of any such premises or grounds, or to habitually 
loaf around the hotels and public places of the city. 

Sec. 724. Any person violating the foregoing shall, on 


Fenalty- conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding one hundred dol- 


liquors, or other intoxicating drinks, shall, upon convic- 


noo ees aaa 
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Part LI.—ORDINANCES. BAT 


lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or 
both, in the discretion of the court. 
Spec. 725. That all laws and ordinances now in force per- ordinances 


Tee ee “gf - 1. of force at 
taining to the maintenance of peace and good order within Piedmont 
= ‘ Park. 


the corporate limits of said city, be, and the same are hereby, ee 
’ ’? Sept. 19,’87. 


declared of force within the limits of the territory embraced 
in Piedmont Park. 

Src. 726. It shall be unlawful for any woman or girl to pemates 

, d a + nottoenter 

enter any bar-room or room connected with a bar-room 1N par-rooms. 
the City of Atlanta, for the purpose of drinking or loitering July 6, 1890. 
therein. 

Sec. 727. And any woman or girl violating this ordi- 


nance, and proprietor or employe in a bar-room permitting 
such violation, shall be arrested, and on conviction in the baie 
Recorder’s Court shall be punished by a fine not less than 
five dollars nor exceeding one hundred dollars, or by 
imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion 
of the court trying the case. 

Src, 728. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons f¢fPers oF 


billiard or 


having charge or control of any pool or billiard room and Ha Manat 


> : Stars : n’t to allow 
tables kept for hire, to admit into any such room any minor, minors to 
. . . entei or 
or to allow any minor to play at any such billiard or pool play with- 
I ; : : _ out written 
table, without the written consent of the parent or guardian consent of 


of such minor; and any person or persons violating the pro- guardian, 
visions of this ordinance, shall, on conviction thereof, be 
punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars penaity. 
and costs, or imprisonment of not longer than thirty days, 
either or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 729, Any minor who shall, without the written con- Minor not 


to enter or 


sent of his parent or guardian, enter any room or place play in 
5 ? ’ billiard or 


where billiard or pool tables are kept for hire, or who shall, pgp s00™ 


without such consent, play at any billiard or pool table brains 


kept for hire, shall be subject to the same penalty pre- 
scribed in the section next preceding. And it shall be the Penatty. 
duty of the police department to enforce strictly all the 
provisions of this ordinance. 


274 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Billiard 
and pool 
rooms to 
close at 

10 P. M. 
Mar. 4, 1889. 


Penalty, 


Shooting 
in city. 


Detacing 
buildings. 


Cock 
fighting. 


Penalty. 


Injuring 
street 
lamps. 


Src. 730. From and after the passage of this ordinance 
the keepers of all bilhard and pool rooms, except those 
in hotels, shall be required to close such rooms at ten 
o’clock® P: M. 

Src. 731. Any person keeping a billiard or pool room 
open, or permitting persons to play on the tables therein 
after ten o’clock Pp. M., in violation of section 730 of this 
Code, on conviction before the Recorder’s Court, shall 
be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars 
and costs, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days for 
each offense, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 732. Any person shooting with any fire-arms in 
said city, unless it be in a licensed shooting gallery, or by 
permission of the Mayor and General Council, on military 
parades, shall be fined, on conviction, in a sum not exceed- 
ing one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not 
more than thirty days in the station-house or publie works, 
in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 733. Any person who shall write, paint, draw, 
varve, or cut any letter or letters, word, words, or device, 
or in any way mutilate or deface any church, public build- 
ing, private house, wall, or fence, belonging to another in 
said city, or shall post any bills on the same without the 
owner’s consent, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding 
one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not more 
than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 734. Any person who shall fight chicken cocks in 
the corporate limits of this city, either with or without 
gaffs, and any person who shall bet any money, or other 
things of value at a chicken cock fight, shall be liable, on 
conviction, to pay a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars and 
cost of trial, or be imprisoned in the station-house or public 
works not more than thirty days, in the discretion of the 
court. 

Sec. 735, Any person, or persons, who shall break, injure, 
or deface any of-the street lamps, or lamp posts, or gas 
fixtures, belonging to the city, or the Atlanta gas light 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 277 5 


company shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding 
one hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not exceed- Pen’; 
ing thirty days in.the station-house or public works. 

Sec. 736, That any person or persons who shall break, Gas ana 


gasoline 
deface, or otherwise wantonly and improperly interfere with ! famine nat 


any of the gas, or gasoline lamps in this city, shall, on fered with, 
conviction before the Recorder’s Court, pay a fine not APt6’S. 
exceeding fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty. days. 

Sec. 737. It shall be unlawful for any barber to keep Barbers 


‘ ‘ prohibited 
open on the Sabbath day, or to pursue his vocation in any ieee 
¢ 19] ithy 209] 1 . . shops or 

manner on said day within the said city, and any person so Shops of 


"4 1 ~ . 1 S n 7 ‘ vocation 
offending, shall, on conviction before the Recorder of said [net ath 


city, be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or im- july 20,85. 
prisoned not longer than thirty days, either or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Sec. 738. It shall be unlawful for any butcher, grocer or Sale and 


elivery 


‘ ; x y , a » of fresh 
dealer in fresh meats, vegetables, fish, oysters, fruits or 91S". 4 


melons to keep open doors in said city on the Sabbath day, etc., on the 


or send out that day to his customers any of such goods RCS 
previously sold. Any violation of this ordinance shall, aug.s, 1885 
on conviction before the Recorder, be punished with a 

fine not to exceed fifty dollars for each offense, or impris- 

onment not longer than thirty days, either or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Src. 739. Any owner, or agent of such owner, of any owners 
house or houses, who may rent, or cause to be rented, or SpE 
occupy, or allow to be occupied, any house, or portion of 
a house, to be used as a house of ill-fame, in the City of 
Atlanta, shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, and shall be imprisoned in 
the calaboose not exceeding thirty days; and any owner, 
or agent of such owner, of any house or houses in said city, 
who shall suffer or permit any woman of ill-fame to occupy Penalty. 
any such house or houses, within said city, for the purpose 
of fornication or adultery, for the space of two days after 


notice thereof by the Chief of Police, shall, upon con- 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


Abated— 
how. 


Occupants 
«of houses 
of ill-fame. 


Penalty. 


Evidence 
admissible. 


Ejection 
of tenants. 


Disorderly 
houses. 


viction thereof, be subject to all the pains and penalties 
above specified. | 

Src. 740. Any person being the owner or occupant of a 
house of ill-fame, who shall continue the same, or allow 
the same to be continued for two days after the same has 
been so adjudged by the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., 
or three members of Council, on conviction thereof, shall 
be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and 
costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days in the 
salaboose, or both, in the discretion of the court; and it 
shall be lawful for the Chief of Police, by the order of the 
Recorder, Mayor, or, in his absence, the Mayor pro tem., or 
three members of Council, to abate such nuisance by de- 
molishing, tearing down, or closing up such house or houses, 
for which he shall receive such sum as may be adjudged 
reasonable by the said Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or 
three members of Council, for his services, to be paid by 
the owner. | 

Src. 741. Any person or persons, who shall occupy, or 
allow to be occupied, any house, or portion of a house, to 
be used as a house of ill-fame in the City of Atlanta, shall, 
upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not exceeding five 
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty 
days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 742. Circumstances from which it may be reason- 
ably inferred that any house is inhabited by disorderly per- 
sons of immoral character and notoriously bad fame, shall 
be sufficient to establish the fact that such house is a dis- 
orderly house, or house of ill-fame. 

Src. 743. When any house or houses shall be adjudged 
by the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or three members 
of Council, to be a house or houses of ill-fame, and the 
occupant or occupants is not the owners thereof, it shall be 
the duty of the Chief of Police to eject the tenant or ten- 
ants therefrom. 

Sec. 744. Any person or persons who shall permit par- 
ties of disorderly character to assemble in his or their house 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. DH te 


or houses, within the corporate limits of the City of At- 
lanta, to the disturbance of the citizens residing in his, 
her or their neighborhood, shall be guilty of keeping a dis- Aiport 
orderly house, and shall, on conviction, be fined not ex- 
ceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 745. The President, Chairman, or other officer, or PURtS . 
committee of men, or any persons who desire or intend to 
call a public meeting of the citizens of Atlanta, for political 
purposes, shall notify the Mayor, or Chief of Police, of 
such desire or intent, and of the time and place of meeting, 
before said meeting is called, and upon failure to do so, 
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not exceeding fifty 
dollars and costs, or be imprisoned in the calaboose of the 
city not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the 
court; and upon receiving such notice it shall be the duty 
of the Mayor, or Chief of Police, to attend such meeting 
with a sufficient police force to preserve peace and order. 

Sec. 746. The police shall arrest and confine in the guard- arrest of 
house any offender against the laws and ordinances of this is a 
city, where, in their judgment, such arrest and confinement se 
is necessary to secure said offender’s appearance before the sections 
court, to answer his or her offense, or preserve the peace of of “Bail.” 
the city ; or, they may take bond and good security, to be 
judged by the arresting officer, to appear and abide their 
trial. 

Sec. 747. Any person who shall commit a violation of Violation 

5 . “ - 2 of penal 
the penal laws of this State in the presence of the Chief, or laws, ete. 
officer or member of the police force, shall be arrested by 
them, or either of them, and carried before some proper 
officer for examination, and if ordered by the Mayor, or 
any member of Council, or by the Court, to prosecute any 
such offender, he shall do so. 

Src. 748. Any person or persons in said city, between the Persons 
ages of eighteen and fifty years, who, upon being summon- to.suppress 
ed by a member of the police force, or Mayor, or a member 


of Council, to aid in suppressing an affray, breach of the 


Parr J1.—ORDINANCES. 


Penalty. 


Policemen. 


Interfer- 
ing with. 


Penalty. 


Firing 
cannon. 


Aug. 7, 1876 


Fireworks. 


Penalty. 


peace, or other outrage, shall refuse so to do, or refuse to 
arrest or aid in arresting any offender against the laws of 
this State, or any ordinance, and any person who shall 
oppose, resist, or obstruct any police officer in the discharge 
of any duty, or the police, in the arrest of any offenders 
against any ordinance or law of this State, or other discharge 
of duty, shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding 
one hundred dollars and cost, or be imprisoned not exceed- 
ing thirty days, or both. 

Sec. 749. That it shall be unlawful after passage of this 
ordinance, for any person or persons to hinder, obstruct, or 
impede any police officer, or policeman, in the discharge of 
any duty; it shall be unlawful to menace or threaten such 
officers, or men, while in the discharge of such duty, and 
no person or persons shall follow up said officer, or men, 
while in charge of prisoners after he or she has been com- 
manded to desist, or after any crowd shall have been com- 
manded to disperse, and any person or persons who shall or 
may be guilty of the foregoing acts, shall, upon conviction 
of the Recorder, or Mayor, or other officer presiding in the 
Recorder’s Court, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hun- 
dred dollars, or be confined at hard labor on the streets of 
said city for a space not exceeding thirty days, in the dis- 
cretion of the court. 

Src. 750. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, 
or company, within the incorporate limits of the city, to fire 
off a cannon, or other piece of artillery, without special per- 
mission of the Mayor and General Council. Any person, 
or persons, who shal] violate this ordinance, shall each be 
fined not exceeding one hundred dollars and cost, or be 
imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, in the dis- 
cretion of the court. 

Src. 751. Any person who shall burn rockets or crackers, 
or any kind of fireworks, within the incorporate limits of 
the City of Atlanta, without permission in writing from the 
Mayor shall, on conviction of such offense, pay a fine of not 
exceeding five dollars and cost. 


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Part II.—ORDINANCES. 279 


Sec. 572. Any person assembling and loitering on the 
y Pp 5S 5 Assem- 


bling and 
loitering 


. > . on streets. 
be an obstruction to free passage on the streets or sidewalks 


streets in sufficient numbers, or in any such manner as to 


or crossings, and failing to disperse upon notification of any oct. 6, 1879. 
officer or member of the police force, or any citizen, shall, 

on conviction, be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, ,.. a6, 
or be imprisoned not longer that thirty days, in the discre- 

tion of the court. 

Sec. 753. Any and every person who, in said city, after idling in 
having been directed by any officer or member of the churches 
police force to move away therefrom, shall remain or loiter hibited. 
in front of any church or other place of public worship 
during service therein, or front of any theatre, concert hall, quo. 5, 1389 
ball room, ete., or in front of any coffee house, bar-room, 
or beer saloon, or shall loiter or idle his or her time on the 
sidewalks of public streets of this city, shall be deemed an 
idle and disorderly person, and, on conviction thereof, shall 
be punished as hereinafter provided. 

Sec. 754. That any or every person in said city, wan- poaging in 
dering abroad, lodging in any barn or outhouse, or in any Qythouse> 
deserted or unoccupied building, or in the open air, and not 
having any means of subsistence and not giving a good Peeeenh 
account of himself or herself, and any and every person ae 
who shall in said city endeavor to procure charitable con- Playing 
tributions under fraudulent pretence, and every person who Petting. 
shall in said city play or bet it any street or public place at 

any game or pretended game of chance, shall, on convic- 

tion thereof, be punished as hereinafter provided. 

Sec. 755. Any person who shall be convicted of violat- 
ing any or either of the provisions of the foregoing ordi- Penalty. 
nance shall, for each offence, be fined not exceeding one 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, 
either or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 756. Any person or persons who shall feed any Feeding 
horse, mule, cow, or other animal, on the streets of the city, the streets. 
except it be from feed buckets or bags suspended from the ,,,, 


head of such animal, shall, on conviction, be punished by 


20, "82. 


280 Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned 
not more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 
Sec. 757. It shall not be lawful for any person or per- 
Desst sons to enter the General Passenger Depot in said city in 
the capacity of porter or porters for any hotel or boarding 
house, except with the consent of the railroad authorities 
in charge of said depot, and any person violating this ordi- 
nance shall be tried by the Recorder, or other proper 
authority, and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not 
exceeding thirty days. 


aie of Src. 758. If any person or persons entering said General 


police 
officers 


i - . 4 2 e : . ° ° 
policemen. ime, or obstructing the business of the railroad authorities 


ana Passenger Depot, and violating the rules governing the 


interested therein, may be ordered out by the police officer 
penalty. in charge, and upon refusal to go shall be arrested and 


Si tried for a violation of this section, and, upon conviction, 
must be sly a ae i} ie ab ais SSeitat, 1 ee 
Cased shall be punished as provided in the first section hereof ; 
by Mayor 
and 


G Al ° . j ‘ ~ e 
General hich said Mayor and General Council shall have approved. 


provided, said rules shall be such as are reasonable, and 


. Src. 759. No person shall be permitted at or near any 
nce of public school house in this city to engage, by conversation, 
schools. sign or otherwise, the attention of any of the pupils at said 
Dee dis HODOUaae the disturbance of the same or the detriment of 
penalty, the discipline of such schools, and.any person doing so shall, 

on conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars, 

‘or imprisoned not longer than thirty days. 
Src. 760. That no person or persons shall congregate in 
Churches. and around any church in the City of Atlanta, either before, 
after, or during divine service, in such a disorderly or rude 
Disorderly manner as to become and be offensive, and a disturbance to 
those attending such church, and it shall be unlawful for 
Penalty. any person or persons, by such unseemly gatherings, or by 
loud talking, whistling, or laughing, to disturb any con- 
Noy. 5, 188 oregation of people assembled for divine service in this city. 
Any person or persons violating the provisions of this ordi- 
nance, shall, upon conviction thereof in the Mayor’s or 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 281 


Recorder’s Court, before the Mayor, Mayor pro tem., 

Recorder, or any three members of Council, pay a fine of 

not exceeding one hundred dollars, or confined in the city 

chain-gang not exceeding thirty days. That it shall be 

unlawful for any person or persons to be engaged in smok- 

ing, loud talking or laughing in or near the entrance or 

vestibule of any church in this city during divine worship. 

Any person or persons violating this ordinance, on con- penalty. 

viction before the Recorder’s Court, shall be fined in a sum 

not less than one nor more than one hundred dollars, or be 

confined upon the public works, not less than one nor more eau 

than thirty days, one or both, in the discretion of the court. ee 
Sec. 761. Any person or persons who shall drive aj) caing 


vehicle of any kind through any line of vehicles following [rer ion 


any funeral procession through the streets of the city, or in 

. ° ° . : : 1 Nov. 7, 1881 
any way impeding, retarding, or interfering with any such 
procession, shall, on conviction, be fined not more than one Penalty. 
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not longer than thirty days. 


Sec. 762. Any person or persons filling the position of Caner 


guard or gaurds at any place in the city, where small-pox Saignbo* 


: : not to 
patients are confined, who shall permit any person or per- alow any 

: : iTee one to pass. 
sons to enter or leave the premises without the permission Sa 
ai os 4 ay 1, 1882. 
of the Board of Health, shall, on conviction, be fined TOUS ae 

r ‘ enalty. 

more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not longer 
than thirty days. 


Sec. 763. Any person or persons who shall post any pefacing 


: ° . - telegraph 
hand-bills, advertisements or pictures upon any painted DE ibs 
telephone 


telegraph or telephone poles, or who shall mar or deface poles. 
the same by cutting or whittling, or who shall tie any July 17,’s. 
horse or other animal to any painted poles, shall, on con- Penalty. 
viction, be fined not more than twenty-five dollars, or 
imprisoned not longer than twenty days. 

Sec. 764. No person shall be permitted to decoy and Mocking 
trap mocking birds within the limits of said city, and any leah 
person so offending, shall, on conviction before the Recorder 


of said city, be punished by a fine not exceeding one hun- o¢¢, 5, 185. 


282 Parr IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


dred dollars, or by imprisonment not longer than thirty 
Penalty. days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. | 
Src. 765. It shall not be lawful for any person to fish in, 

Fishing, 


etc, in’ or trespass or commit any depradations on what is known 
Water x y i 
Works |, 2s the water-works pond or reservoir, or the tributaries. 
prohibited. 


feeding the same ; any person so offending, upon conviction 
May 3, 1886. in the Recorder’s Court, shall be fined in a sum not exceed- 


Penalty, ing one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty 


days, one or both, in the discretion of the court. 
Src. 766. All prosecutions for violations of city ordi- 
Limitation 


of prose-  nances, shall be commenced within two years after such 
cutions. " 


violation, and any offense against said ordinances for which 

no prosecution is begun within two years after its commis- 

sion, shall be barred, unless the party shall have been. 

beyond the City of Atlanta, in which case the time of 

May 3,188 absence from the city shall not be embraced or computed 
as within said two years. 

Src. 767. That it shall not be lawful for any person to 


Entry fee 
ee enter into any enclosure where an entry fee is charged, in 


Pepaid. any other than the usual and ordinary way. 


Src. 768. Any person violating Section 767 of this Code 
sevt. 19,'87. shall, on conviction thereof before the Recorder, be fined not 
exceeding twenty-five dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding 


Penalty. 
thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the court- 


ParT IJ].—ORDINANCES. 283 


CHAPTER XX XVII. 


PEDDLERS. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
769, License from city. 779. Tags required. 
770. Penalty. 780. Ice cream cakes prohibited. 
771. License from Ordinary. 781. Penalty. 
772. Penalty. 782. Fruits not peddled. 
773. Soliciting orders. 783. Penalty. 
774, Street drummers. 784. No license to vend medicine on 
775. Penalty. streets. 
776. Meats from wagons. 784a. Prohibits peddling and itinerant 
777. Book agents. trading. 
778. Penalty. 


Section 769. No itinerant trader, or peddler, licensed jis 
by the Ordinary of any county in this State, shall offer for 
sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, in the incorporate 

Not 
limits of the City of Atlanta, without first obtaining from prevent, 
the Clerk of Council a license, for which he shall pay the eer tet 
sum of fifteen dollars, and Clerk’s fee, for each day he, she 
or they shall offer any goods, wares or merchandise for sale 
in said city. 

Sec. 770. If any such person shall offer any goods, wares License 
or merchandise for sale in the incorporate limits of said city, Ordinary. 
without first having obtained a license from the Clerk of 
Council, the Chief, or some officer or member of the police 
force shall arrest such person, and carry him, her or them 
before the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro. tem., or three mem- 
bers of Council, for trial, when he, she or they shall be 
fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars each, for 
every day he, she or they shall violate the preceding sec- 
tion, or be imprisoned in the station-house or common jail 
of the county not more than thirty days. 

Sec. 771. If any itinerant trader or peddler shall offer peaating 
any goods, wares or merchandise for sale within the City Si cenes 
Atlanta, without license from the Ordinary of Fulton county, 
he, she or they shall be immediately arrested by the police 
force and carried before the Mayor, or some member of 
Couneil, where, upon proof of such charge being made, he, 


she or they shall be bound over to the next term of the 


Penalty. 


284 


Part IJ].—ORDINANCES. 


June 7, 1886 


Must 
exhibit 
license. 


Penalty. 


Selling 
clothing or 
soliciting 
orders for 
printing. 


Oct. 6, 1879. 


License. 


Penalty. 


License 
of street 
drum mers. 


Penalty. 


Superior Court of said county thereafter, to answer said 
offense. } | 

Src. 772. And any person peddling in said city, with or 
without license, who shall fail or refuse to exhibit his or her 
license on demand of an officer so to do, shall, on convic- 
tion thereof before the Recorder of said city, pay a fine of 
not exceeding ten dollars or be imprisoned not longer than 
ten days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 773. No person or firm shall take or solicit orders 
from others than registered clothiers or merchant tailors of 
this city for men’s underwear, suits of clothing or parts 
thereof, who are not employed by registered clothiers or 
merchant tailors, nor no person or firm shall take or solicit 
orders from others than regularly registered news-printing 
or book manufacturing houses for any class or kind of 
printing, or blank book manufacturing, without having first 
obtained a license to do so from the Clerk of Council, and 
paying therefor the sum of one hundred dollars per annum, 
and registry fee, and the sum of one dollar and fifty cents 
on each one hundred dollars of all sales and orders taken. 
Any one violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, 
on conviction, pay a fine of one hundred dollars, or be 
imprisoned thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 774. Any person soliciting trade or custom for any 
merchant or merchants in said city, on the streets or else- 
where, away from the store of any such merchant, shall be 
required to register as street drummer, and pay a tax for 
carrying on said business until the Ist of July, 1880, of 
twenty-five dollars and Clerk’s fee of fifty cents, and said 
tax cannot be paid for.a less period than until the Ist of 
July, 1880: Provided, that this ordinance shall not apply 
to representatives of wholesale houses in this city soliciting 
business from or selling goods to other registered merchants. 

Src. 775. Any person doing business as above stated, 
and failing to register and pay the tax above required, 
shall be arrested by any officer or member of the police 
force and taken before the Recorder’s Court, and, on con- 


Part II.—-ORDINANCES. 285 


viction, shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars, 
or be imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, either or both, 
in the discretion of the court, and execution shall be issued 
by the Clerk of Council for said tax, which shall be levied 
and collected by the Marshal as other tax fi. fas. 

Sec. 776. No person shall sell any fresh or green meats Sale of 
upon the streets of the city from any wagon vor other con- W880ns: 
veyance without first obtaining a license from the Clerk of 
Council, and having such wagon or other conveyance duly 
numbered and registered, and any person or persons vi0- April 12,’81 
lating this ordinance shall, on conviction, be fined not 
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not longer 
than thirty days. The cost of above license shall be twenty- 
five dollars, and registration fee of fifty cents, and no license 
shall be issued for less than one year. 

Sec. 777. Every person or firm engaged in the sale Book 4s 
of books, maps, charts, or mathematical instruments within pay tax. 
the corporate limits of this city, whether they shall occupy 
an office, or sell the same upon the streets, shall be required 


Jan. 1, 1883. 


to register his, her, or their business, and pay for the same 
the sum of twenty-five dollars and the Clerk’s fee of fifty 
cents. 
Sec. 778. No license shall be issued to peddle  gro- No license 


issued to 
-erles ‘ i ‘ 39] ; eddle 
ceries, and any person so peddling as aforesaid, shall, on peddle 


conviction thereof before the Recorder, be fined in a sum gay 17, »g¢, 
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not penaity. 
longer than thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of 
the court. 

Sec. 779. All persons peddling meats from wagons shall Peddling 

: : z ; meat from 

be required to obtain a tag from the Clerk of Council, at Meche 
actual cost, to be placed on the wagon, and any failure to Tired. 


e e ° ») ’ 
do so, or to exhibit a license on demand, shall pay a fine of ?&% **® 


not exceeding fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not longer amet 
than thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 


court. 


286 Part [I.—ORDINANCES. 


Selling Src. 780. No license shall issue to sell ice cream cakes, 


ice cream 
on streets 
prohibited. 


May 16, 1887 


or ice cream, by peddling the same or selling from carts or 
other vehicles on the streets of said city. 

Src. 781. Any person who shall, in said city, sell ice 
Penalty. cream cakes or ice cream, by peddling the same, or selling 
from carts or other vehicles on the streets of said city, shall, 
on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or 
both, in the discretion of the court. | | 

Src. 782. No person or persons shall be permitted, under 


Peddling 
fruits, etc.,a peddler’s license, or any other license, to peddle within 


Bite: corporate limits of said city, any vegetables, berries, 

June 6,1887 melons or fruits, except such as are raised by such peddler 
or peddlers. : 

Sec. 783. That any person or persons violating the ee 

June 6, 1887 . 

going ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, 

on conviction before the Recorder’s Court of said city, shall 

be fined any sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, or put 

Penalty. to work on the public streets for a term not to exceed 

thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the Recorder. 

Src. 784. No license shall be granted to any firm or 

Vending of person to sell from streets or pavements, tents, booths or 


medicines, 
etc,on ' stands of any description, not being a regular store-house, 


streets 
prohibited. any patent medicines or concoctions of medicinal properties, 
or other articles claimed to be remedies for physical ills, 
Nov. 19, sg 2nd any person engaging in such occupation, shall, on convic- 
tion for each offense, pay a fine of not exceeding five 
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned at labor in the stockade 
Penalty. é 3 : 
or on the public streets not longer than thirty days, either 


or both, in the discretion of the court. 


PART Il.—OrpINA NCES. 287 


Sec. 784 (a). (1.) On and after July Ist, 1891, no ped- pegging 
dling, itinerant traders, or selling from stands on the streets, 2n¢ er 
shall be permitted within the corporate limits of this Giuyi hee 
except the selling of bread and milk, and of country pro- 
duce from wagons by producers: Provided, that nothing June 4, '91. 
herein contained shall be so construed as to prohibit pro- 
ducers from selling their own products. (2.) Penalty for 
violation, fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or 


imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, for each offense. 


CHAPTER XXXVIII. 


NUISANCES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
785. Board of Health may inquire. 790. Defendant—how summoned. 
786. Judgment conclusive. | 791. Jurisdiction of Recorder. 
787. Penalty for refusal to abate. | 792. Slaughter-pens prohibited. 
788. Fine collected by execution. | 793. Privies, cow lots, etc. 
789. Power of Mayor and General Coun- 794. Penalty. 
cil reserved. 


REGULATING PROCEDURE IN CASES OF NUISANCES. 


Sec. 785. The Board of Health of the City of Atlanta, goara ot 


c . F 4 . Health 

are hereby empowered, in any case in which complaint may may in- 
sites A ; : quire, hear 

be made before them by any citizen, or in which their own evidence, 

. bie ° ‘ etc., as to 

investigations as health officers may show it to be necessary, existence 


of nuisanee 
to summon before them the owner, agent in control of, or 
tenant in possession of any premises, it the city or on the 
lands constituting the water-shed of the water-works, 
incorporated for the purpose of allowing the city authorities 
to preserve the purity of the water in the reservoir and 
the streams contributing thereto, on which it is claimed a 
nuisance exists, and to hear evidence and determine the 
question of the existence of such nuisance. — 
Src. 786. The judgment of the Board of Health as to Judgement 
the existence or non-existence of a nuisance in any case thus pont eeine 
tried shall be conclusive, and where the existence of a nui- | 


sance is thus determined in any such case, the Board of 


288 


Penalty 
for refusal 
to abate. 


Execution 
for fine. 


Mayor and 
General 
Council 
may try. 


Part II,.—ORDINANCES. 


Health may, in their discretion, pass an order requiring the 
owner, agent in control of or tenant in possesion of the 
premises, whenever such nuisance exists, to abate the same 
in such number of hours or days as may seem reasonable to 
said Board of Health, or pass an order requiring the City 
Marshal immediately to abate the same at the expense of 
such owner, agent or tenant. 

Sec. 787. In any case wherein the owner, agent or tenant. 
as aforesaid shall have been required to abate a nuisance 
adjudged by the Board of Health on a trial as aforesaid to 
exist on his or her premises, and fail to abate the same 
within the time allowed by the order of the Board of 
Health, such owner, agent or tenant, as the case may be, 
shall, on conviction before the Recorder’s Court, be pun-- 
ished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or impris- 
oned at labor not exceeding thirty days; and each day 
such nuisance is continued shall constitute a new offense, 
and on the trial of such a case before the Recorder, the 
certificate of the Secretary of the Board of Health shall be 
conclusive evidence of the finding of the Board of the fact. 
of the existence of the nuisance, and of the time allowed in 
which to abate the same and of the fact that the time thus 
allowed was reasonable and sufficient. 

Sec. 788. When any nuisance is abated by the Marshal 
under order of the Mayor and General Council, or of the 
Board of Health, in cases tried by them as aforesaid, the: 
City Clerk shall issue an execution in favor of said Mar- 
shal against the owner, agent in control, or tenant in posses- 
sion of the premises whereon such nuisance was abated, for 
the expense of such abatement, and such execution shall be 
levied and collected as in case of tax executions, and Shall 
be a lien on the property whereat such nuisance was abated. 
until fully paid off. 

Sec. 789. Nothing herein contained shall be held to deny 
or abridge the jurisdiction of the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil to try and determine the question of the existence of 
nuisances of any kind, and to provide by their judgment 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 289 


and order for the abatement thereof in cases tried before 
them, by the defendant or the Marshal as aforesaid, except 
that no case already tried before the Board of Health shall 
be re-tried before the Mayor and General Council, nor shall 
any case already. determined by the Mayor and General 
Council be again tried by the Board of Health. 

Sec. 790. Whenever a trial before. the Mayor and Gen- Pendant 
eral Council, or before the Board of Health, becomes neces-S°™™0re4 
sary in order to determine whether or not a nuisance exists 
in any particular case, a summons must be issued by the 
City Clerk, directed to the owner, agent in control of, or 
tenant in possession of, the premises where a nuisance is 
charged to exist, and be served by the Marshal, his deputy, 
the Chief of Police, or any officer or member of the police 
force, or one of the sanitary inspectors, upon such owner, 
agent or tenant. This summons must specify the place and 
character of the nuisance complained of, and fix the time 
and place for trial, and state before which board the trial 
will take place. The defendant must be given reasonable 
opportunity to secure counsel and testimony before the trial 
begins, but no postponement shall be had on this ground, 
where full diligence on his part is not shown. 

Src. 791. The Recorder’s Court, as heretofore, shall have Has juris. 


ion of 

. apes (bs ° _ R i ra ‘ ete a] obstruc-j 

full jurisdiction to try and dispose of all questions of ton We, 
r : . . ‘ si a $ * alleys, etc. 
nuisance affecting the public health, in which no action is*i@e ite 


had before the Mayor and General Council as a court, or SSaadee 


before the Board of Health sitting as a court as herein ace 
before provided, and shall also have jurisdiction to try and, July 5, 1886 
in case of conviction, to punish persons failing to abate 
nuisances under order from the Mayor and General Council, 
or the Board of Health sitting as a court as aforesaid. 

Src. 792. That no person, firm or corporatidn shall carry no 


. slaughter 
on the business of a slaughter house or slaughter pen, or houses 


: : or pens 
stock yard or stock pen, on any ground in the City of At- allowed. 
lanta, draining into the water-works’ reservoir, or on any of 


the lots of land in Blackhall district, incorporated for the 


290 Part [].—OrDINANCES. 
purpose of enabling the City of Atlanta to preserve the 
purity of said water. 

Src. 793. The following things are also declared nui- 
filthyor sances if existing in said city or on any of the land lots 
cou. aforesaid, to-wit : Filthy privies, and privies not constructed, 
structed ; > ° . 
cow lota, furnished, and used with appliances now or hereafter re- 


quired by ordinance for preventing the flow of urine through 
the earth into the water; horse lots er cow pens bordering 
on or taking in any part of the streams emptying into the 
reservoir of the water-works, or such lots or pens when not 
cleanly kept, though off such streams; piles of manure not 
protected from rain and from water flowing through them 
toward the reservoir aforesaid, or any stream emptying 


therein ; a dead horse, ox, cow, yearling, or other animal or 


any other thing which will injuriously affect the purity and 
healthfulness of the water in the reservoir. ; | 
Src. 794. Any person, whether owner, agent in control 


June 7, 1886 of, or tenant in possession of premises on which any of the 


Penalty 
for failure 
to abate. 


nuisances above declared shall exist, who shall fail to abate 
the same within six hours after being notified so to do, 
shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding one hundred 
dollars or imprisoned at labor not exceeding thirty days. 


VS ee en eee 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER XXXIX. 


POLICE DEPARTMENT... 


SECTION. 
795. Government of force. 
796. Relief and grades. 
797. Meetings of board. 
798. Complaints against officers. 
799. Chief of police. 
800. He shall give orders. 
801. General duties. 
802. Responsible for good order. 
803. Books to be kept. 
804. Report to Board. 
805. Report expenses. 
806. Report of force. 
807. Charges against members. 
808. Sickness or absence. 
809. Captains. 
810. Public peace. 
811. Duties. 
812. Report delinquents. 
813. Men not leave beat. 
814. Captains’ reponsibility. 
815. Complaints of citizens. 
816. Violations of rules noted. 
817. Must be neat. 
818. Must patrol beats. 
819. See policemen on beat, 
820. Sergeants subordinate. 
821. Policemen. 
822. Punctual attendance. 
823. Must be quiet and orderly. 
824. Drinking and gambling. 
825. Not visit saloons. 
826. Permission to leave city. 
827. Conduct. 
$28. Not maltreat prisoners. 
829. Neatness required. 
830: Receiving presents. 
831. Stolen property. 
832. Breach of the peace. 
833. Must inspect beat. 
834. Furnish information. 
835. Watch bad characters. 
836. Notice vehicles. 
837. Remain Until relieved. 
838. Give name and number. 
839. Must know rules. 
840. Report on coming off. 
841. Walk beat. 


SECTION. 


842. 
$43. 
844. 
845. 
846. 
$47. 
848. 
849. 
850. 
851. 
852. 
895. 
854. 
855. 
856. 


857. 
858. 


859. 
860. 


861. 


862. 
863. 
864. 
865. 
866. 
867. 
868. 
869. 
870. 
871. 

ree 
873. 
874. 
875. 
876. 
877. 
878. 
879. 


880. 
881. 
882. 
885. 


884. 


885. 


Not talk except police business. 
Nor to other policemen. 
Always on duty. 

Roll call. 

Umbrellas, ete. 

Obey officers’ orders. 

Must not oppress. 
Authority questioned—explain. 
Assistance on request. 
Vagrancy. 

Electioneering. 

Under charge of officers. 
Arrest all offenders. 

Guard city from fire. 
Report all offenders. 
Intoxication of policemen. 
Assuming to be policemen. 
Dismission or suspension. 
Station house keepers. 
Station house rules. 

No liquor, ete. 

Detectives. 

How governed. 

Under orders of board. 
Private room. 

Keep records. 

Application for detectives. 
Application by non-residents. 
Arrests. 

Daily transactions. 
Pictures of offenders. 
Photographs of criminals. 
Gaming and lewd houses. 
Citizens request. 

Rewards. 

Streets, bridges, etc. 

Stolen property. 

Disposed of—how. 

Leaks in water pipes. 
Special policemen. 

Twelve months’ residence. 
Force consists of what officers and 
men. — 

Electric lights. 

Mounted sergeant. 


885(a.) Oath of officers and men. 


Section 795. The police force 
shall be governed and controlled by a board consisting of Po! free 


of the City of Atlanta Govern: 


ment of 


292 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


Reliefs, ete. 


Grades in 
police 
force, ete. 


Meetings 
of Board. 


Com- 
plaints 
against 


officers and 


members. 


five Police Commissioners.* The board, in their manage- 
ment of the police force, shall be guided and controlled 
by the city charter, existing ordinances, and such addi- 
tional ordinances as may hereafter be passed by the Mayor 
and General Council. 

Sec. 796. The number of reliefs into which policemen 
shall be divided, and the hours of service to be performed 
without relief, is entrusted to the control and discretion of 
the Police Commissioners. Until changed by ordinance, 
the police force of the city shall be divided into five + grades 
or divisions, viz: Chief, captains, sergeants, guard-house 
keepers and privates, whose general duties shall be to pre- 
serve and maintain peace, good order and good government 
in the city, and whose special duties are more particularly 
set forth under their respective heads. The privates shall 
be divided into two divisions, each division to be under the 


immediate control and supervision of a Captain. Two Cap- — 


tains shall at all times be on duty, one in each of the two 
police districts of the city. The Western & Atlantic and 
Georgia railroads shall be the line between the two police 
districts. 3 | 

Src. 797. The Board of Police Commissioners shall meet 
once every month, or oftener, and meetings may be called 
by a majority of the board, due notice being given to each 
member thereof. The Secretary shall record its proceed- 
ings in books kept for the purpose. The ayes and nays 
shall be recorded on all judgments dismissing members 
from the force, or electing members on the force (when 
desired by any member of the board), and on’ such other 
questions as may be required by the Board of Police Com- 
missioners. 

Src. 798. All complaints made against officers or mem- 
bers of the police force shall be in writing, setting forth 
distinctly the act or acts complained of, and also giving the 
names of the witnesses thereto, which complaint shall be 


* The Mayor is ex-officio member—making six in all. 
+ A Detective corps organized April 1, 1891. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 293 


verified by affidavit and directed to any member of said y.,.ina- 


tion of 


board. Upon receipt of said written complaint a majority Witnesses. 


of the board may, if in their judgment said complaint is 
sufficient to authorize an investigation, order the suspension 
of the party complained of until the meeting of the board, 
which shall be called at the earliest day practicable. At 
such meeting the officer or policeman shall be tried accord- 
ing to such rules and regulations as now govern such trials 
before the Mayor and Council, and may be suspended or 
dismissed from the service. Any member of said board, 
or police officer on duty, may make complaint, not under 
oath, to a majority of the board, who may act upon said 
complaint in the same manner as prescribed above. Upon 
any trial, witnesses shall not be examined or cross-examined 
together longer than one hour, nor shall counsel sum up 
longer than one-half hour without the unanimous vote of 
the members of the board present. Objections to testimony eae 
shall be briefly stated, and submitted without argument. meraries. 
Supernumeraries may be dismissed from office by resolution 
of Board of Police without charges for trial. ? 

Sec. 799. The Chief of Police is the chief executive cniet of 
officer of the Police Department, but he is always subject pint 
to the orders and regulations of the Board of Police Com- 
missioners, and it is his duty to promulgate the same; and 
it is the duty of the police force to respect and obey all 
orders of the said Chief, not in conflict with these rules and 
regulations. He shall give bond in the sum of seven thou- 
sand dollars, and shall receive such compensation as may be 
fixed by the Mayor and General Council before his election, 
which shall not be changed during his term. He shall keep 
and use a horse in the performance of his duties. | 

Sec. 800. He shall have power to give such orders to the shai give 
Captains and members of the police force as he may deem ines 
proper, and it shall be their duty to render to him and his 
orders implicit obedience. 

Sec. 801. It shall be his duty at all times, day or night, goera) 


to preserve the public peace; prevent the commission of S! 


294 


Respon- 
sible for 
good order, 
etc. 


Books 
to be kept. 


Report 
to Board. 


July 5, 1880. 


Parr IJ.—ORpDINANCES. 


crime, and arrest offenders; to protect the rights of persons 
and property; to regard the public health; to report nui- 


sances in the streets, alleys, and other places; to provide - 


proper police force at fires; to protect the firemen and 
property thereat; to protect strangers and travelers at rail- 
way stations; to enforce obedience to all ordinances of the 
City Council which are applicable to police or health; to 
see especially that the rules and regulations of the Board 
of Police Commissioners are carried into effect, and to dis- 
charge such other duties as may be required of him by the 
city ordinances. 

Src. 802. He will be held responsible for the good order 
of the city, and general conduct of the officers and men of 
the police foree. It is enjoined on him to pay frequent 
visits at uncertain hours to various portions of the city, and 
thus be able to supervise the conduct of the officers and 
men. | 

Src. 803. He shall keep the following books in his office: 
1. A book of records, showing the names of every officer 
and man connected with the police force, the district im 
which stationed, their places of residence, the date of 
appointment and time of removal, and the happening of any 
vacancies. 2. A book showing a summary of the daily 
reports of the Captains, who shall discharge the duties of 
said Chief during sickness or absence. 3. A book wherein 
he shall take receipts from the Clerk of Council for all 
moneys paid over by him to said Clerk. 4. A book show- 
ing all cattle taken up and the disposition of the same. 

Src. 804. He shall make a report in writing to the Police 
Commissioners every month, showing condition of the 
police force; the number of times each policeman has been 
absent during the month, with the cause of such absence; 
the condition of the station-house; the number of arrests, 
and the cause of arrests; the number of ordinance violations 
reported, and the’ names of such policemen as deserve 
special commendation. He shall also submit the monthly 
pay-roll to the Chairman of the Board, who will sign tho 


a 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 295 


same. The Chief will then make a duplicate for the Chair- 
man of the Finance Committee to use as a voucher, and one 
to be filed in the station-house. 

Sec. 805. He shall be required to makea monthly report Expense 
to the Board of Commissioners, of all expenses incurred by ment. 
the Police Department, with the proper vouchers. 

Sec. 806. He is required to ‘report all violations of the poport 
rules and regulations governing the police force, to any ° 7° 
member of the Board of Police Commissioners, in writing, 
and, on failure to do so, will be tried for neglect of duty. 

Sec. 807. When charges are filed in his office against any Mt 
member of the police force, he shall immediately trans- ™embers 
mit the same to the Secretary of the Board of Police Com- 
missioners, together with the names of the witnesses to be 
subpoenaed, that the charges may be investigated by the 
Board of Police Commissioners. 

Sec. 808. In case of his sickness or absence from the city, picence os 
the Board of Police Commissioners may designate one of 
the Captains, who shall discharge the duties of said Chief, 
during sickness or absence. * 

Sec. 809. The Captains of Police shall each have charge captains. 
of such relief or division of the force as may be assigned Sheth 
them by the Police Commissioners, or Chief, and shall each 
give bond in the sum of three thousand dollars. 

Sec. 810. Captains of Police will be held strictly respon- pupiic 
sible for the preservation of the public peace in their?" 
respective districts. 

Sec. 811. The Captain in charge of each relief is required a 
to inspect his men when going on duty ; require them to be 
present fifteen minutes before roll-call, and call the roll 
when going on and off of duty, and make accurate returns 
of the time each member has served. No lost time will be 
allowed, except in the discretion of the Commissioners. 

Sec. 812. It shall be the duty of the Captains on Gy 


in case any member is absent without permission from any eeu 


uties. 


* See Assistant Chief. 


296 


Part JI.—ORDINANCES. 


roll-eall, to :go to the house of that member and ascertain 
and report the cause of his absence to any ° ‘memiber of the 


. Board, or Chief of Police. » 


Must not 
leave beat. 


-Captain’s 
respon- - 
‘sibility. 


-Com- 
plaints of 
citizens. 


Must note 
violations 
-of men. 


Must be 
meat, ete. 


Must 
patrol 
-oeats. 


‘Shall see 
policeman 
on beat. 


SEC. 813. The Captain in charge of each: relief will not 
allow his men to leave their beat or ‘station until relieved 
by the other relief. : 7 

Sec. 814. Each Captain will be held responsible for the 
performance of the duties assigned to each member of the 
force under his command, and is required to report - 
delinquents to the Chief of Police. | 

Src. 815. They shall diligently inquire into every com- 
plaint made by citizens of the laxity in the performance of 
duty on the part of policemen, or into any grievance com- 
plained of as by them committed. 

Src. 816. Each Captain shall note every violation of 
these rules and regulations which may come to his knowl- 
edge, and he shall immediately prefer charges for such 
violation to the Chief of Police, for investigation by the 
Board of Police Commissioners, and, on failure, he will be 
tried for neglect of duty. . 

Sec. 817. Each Captain, and every member of his force, 
must come on duty neat and clean in person, and dressed 
in the prescribed uniform, and at the call of the roll at the 
commencement and termination of each tour of duty, he 
shall inspect the men, and report all negligence in attire, 
want of cleanliness, or unfitness for duty from any cause. 

Sc. 818. They shall, while on duty, constantly patrol 
the beats allotted to their forces, and enforce the perform- 
ance of duty by the policemen. 

Src. 819. The Captain shall, if possible, see each man on 
his beat without calling, but should he not be able to find 
him, the call will be given in the center, and on each 
extremity of such beat, and if unable then to find the man 
he is in search of, he shall extend the adjoining beats until 
that of the absent man is fully covered, and he will report 
to the Chief of Police the name of the man, and the cause 
of absence, if ascertained. 


Part IT.—ORDINANCEs. 297 


Sec. 820. The Sergeants shall be subordinate to the Deke ee 
Chief and Captains of Police. They shall discharge such S¢8¢2™*: 
duties, in addition to making arrests and_ prosecuting 
offenders against the laws of the State and ordinances of 
the city, as the ordinances prescribe, and as may be directed 
from time to time by the Board of Police Commissioners 
or the Chief of Police or the Captain in charge of the 
watch with which any Sergeant is serving at the time. 

Sec. 821. Each member of the police force shall devote poticemen 
his whole time and attention to the business of the Police 
Department, and although certain hours are alloted to the 
respective members for the ordinary performance of duty, 
he must at all times be prepared to act immediately, on 
notice that his services are required. 

Sec. 822. Punctual attendance, prompt obedience to punctual 
orders and conformity to these rules and regulations Vill ances at. 
be rigidly enforced. 

SEC. 823. Each member of the police force must be 


Must be 
quiet, orderly and civil in his conduct and deportment; he ies 


must at all times refrain from violent or profane language, “* 
and in the performance of his duty, must maintain full 
command of his temper. 

Sec. 824. All members of the police force are strictly Drinking 

and gam- 

prohibited from drinking while on duty (or off with their ins. 
uniforms on). No gaming, playing of cards or games of 
chance will be allowed. 

SEc. 825. All- members of the police force are strictly snail not 


5 . Visit bar- 
forbidden to visit or enter bar-rooms, or saloons, or any rooms, ete. 


pi 
place where liquor, lager beer, or other intoxicating drinks 
are kept for sale, or houses of ill-fame, while on or off duty 
with their uniforms on, except in the performance of duty. 
Sec. 826. No member of the police force will be per- Permis. 


; ia 1 to 
mitted to leave the city without permission from the Chair- leave city. 


man of the Police Commissioners application being made 
through the Chief ot Police. 
Sec. 827. Members of the police foree must be civil and 


respectful to each other on all occasions. 


Conduct. 


298 | Part I].—OrpDINANCES. 


Src. 828. No member of the police force shall wilfully 


Shall not 

Misoners, Maltreat or use unnecessary violance to a prisoner or citi- 
zen. He must never use his club or fire-arms, except in 
most urgent cases of self-defense. 

ee Src. 829, Every policeman, when entering on duty, must 


neatin be neat in person, having his badge, clothes and boots clean, 
person. : } 
and his dress in conformity with the regulations. 
Sec. 830. No member of the police force shall receive 
Receiving , fe a eh eer Miia pa” 
presents. any present, fee, or reward for police services, other than 
the regular pay, except where rewards have been offered for 
the arrest of criminals. 
Sec. 831. Property coming into the possession of the 
Stolen 1 . ce 1g » loc 1 
swolemty. Police, supposed to be stolen or lost, shall be given to the 
officer in charge of the station-house, who shall send it to 
the Chief with his daily report. 
Ee oe Sec. 832. Each policeman must, to the utmost of his 
reach o gene J 
the peace. power, prevent the commission of assaults, breaches of the 
peace, and all other crimes about to be committed. 
Src. 833. Every policeman shall carefully inspect every 
speek baat: part of his beat. 


Sec. 834. He must at all times be enabled to furnish 


Must be 

informed, articular information respecting the state of his beat. 

oa Sec. 835. He shall strictly watch the conduet of all per- 
characters. sons of known bad character. 

Notice Src. 836. He shall take particular notice of all hacks 
vehicle. 


and other vehicles at night, which, under any circumstances, 
excite Suspicion. 

Src. 837. No policeman shall leave his beat or station 
Remain ou until properly relieved, except in cases of extreme illness, 
relieved. when he shall report to the officer in command, or in case 

of the arrest or conveyance of a prisoner to the station- 
house, or when necessary to render assistance in an adjoin- 
ing beat. Violation of this rule will subject the offender 
to trial. 
Src. 838. He shall give his name and number to all per- 
Shall give sons who may inquire, except, where it would defeat the 


name ana 


a 
4 
2 


Part IJ.—ORpDINANCEs. 299 


Sec. 839. All policemen must acquire a full knowledge mecuieare 
of the requirements of the rules and regulations provided % ™: 
for the government of the police force, in order to under- 

stand and properly perform their duties. 

Sec. 840. Each policeman shall report on coming off Report ae 
duty, all houses improperly opened, all nuisances observed of duty. — 
by him, and all violation of ordinances, with names of 
offenders, witnesses, ete. 

Sec. 841. All members of the police force are required ghan 
to walk their beats or stations while on duty; no lounging bt ees 
on street corners or other places will be tolerated. No 
smoking will be allowed while on duty. 

Sec. 842. Policemen must not walk or talk with citizens Talking 
while on duty, except on police business, then he will stand Wi. 
and hear what the business is, and if it requires immediate 
attention, attend to it; if ‘not, he will direct the person, or 
persons, to the station-house.’ 

Sec. 845. Policemen must not engage in conversation be 
with one another while on duty, except on police business, es heise 8 
and then as briefly as possible. 

Sec. 844. Each member of the force will be deemed al- aiways 
ways on duty, subject to relief therefrom, as shall be allowed” *"™” 
by proper authority, and the same responsibility (as to the 
suppression of disturbances and the arrest of offenders) rest 
upon them when not in uniform, as when in uniform on 
post of duty. 

Sec. 845, Failure of any member of the force to be Ron-call. 
present at roll-call for three successive occasions, shall sub- 
ject him to a trial and dismissai, except a good and valid 
excuse shall be shown. 

Sec. 846. Umbrellas or walking-canes are not to be car- Tenia bs 
ried by any member of the force, except officers, while on 
duty. 


SEc. 847. All policemen must readily and strictly obey Orders 

: : ° ‘ “ of officers. 
the orders and instructions of his officers. If they appear 
to him either unlawful or improper, he may complain to 


the Chief, or Board of Police Commissioners, who will pay 


300 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Oppres- 
sion, ete. 


Authority 
ques- 
tioned. 


Assistance 


on request. 


Vagrancy. 


Election- 
eering. 


Under 
charge 

of Chief 
and Lieu- 
tenants. 


Arrest all 
offenders. 


See 505 
et seq. 


due attention to him; but, any refusal to obey the orders of 
his superiors, or negligence in doing so, will not be suffered. 

Src. 848. Any policeman who shall be convicted of | 
using his office with malice, to oppress or persecute, or 
annoy any person, or persons, shall be suspended or 
dismissed from the force. 

Src. 849. He shall, when about to arrest an offender, 
or to examine any suspicious person or circumstance, in 
case his authority is questioned, declare himself a policeman 
in the execution of his office, and shall then proceed to 
perform his duty. 

Src. 850. On complaint and request for assistance, any 
It 


is the duty of the police force to acquaint themselves with 


policeman shall hasten to assist the person suffering. 


the laws and ordinances of the city, that they may cause 
them to be observed, and whether they are on duty or not, 
shall notice, correct, or report to the officer of guard any 
infraction of public order or law. 

Src. 851. Every policeman is required to strictly enforce 
the law against vagrancy, and for that purpose must 
apprehend all persons going about from door to door, or 
placing themselves in streets, or highways or other roads, 
to beg or gather alms, and all other persons wandering 
about and begging, and convey them to the station-house. 

Src. 852. No officer or member of the police force will 
be allowed to advocate the claims of any citizen for any 
municipal office, to the neglect of his official duty. 

Src. 853. It shall be their duty to guard the city by 
day and by night; to enforce obedience to all laws and 
ordinances of the city, and to preserve peace and order at 
all hours of the day and night. The time and place of 
their duty shall be designated by the Police Commissioners, 
subject to be changed at their discretion. 

Src. 854. They shall arrest all offenders against the laws 
and ordinances of the city, and carry them before the 


They shall be 


conservators of the peace, and shall assist, when necessary, 


officers on duty at the police headquarters. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 301 


in suppressing any riot, or other disorderly conduct and 
breach of the peace which shall come to their knowledge. 

sxc. 855, They shall guard the city from fire, and are Guaracity 
hereby required, on the appearance of fire, to give imme- sa ce 
diate alarm by ringing of the fire-bell and crying “ fire,” 
and shall protect persons and property. 

Sec. 856. It shall be their duty to be vigilant in Rgportall 
detecting and reporting offenders against these ordinances; 
and any member of the police force who shall know any 
person to be guilty of a breach of these ordinances, and 
shall fail to report the same, shall, upon proof thereof, be 
forthwith removed from office. 

Sec. 857. If any of the officers of the police force, or spociea- 
policemen, shall at any time become intoxicated, or under Pert be 
the influence of liquor, or fail. neglect, or refuse to perform 
all duties as the laws or ordinances of the city may require, 
or shall be guilty of any immoral or disorderly conduct, such 
officer or policeman so offending may be suspended from 
duty until the first regular meeting of the commissioners, 
when such offender shall be tried, and, if found guilty, 
shall be fined, reprimanded, or removed from office, or all, 
in the discretion of the commissioners. 

Sec. 858. It shall not be lawful for any person not Asauming 
being a policeman in the city, to assume to act as such, or policemen. 
act as such, or represent himself as such; and every one 
violating this clause of this ordinance, upon conviction 
thereof, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, 
or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion 
of the court. 

Sec. 859. Every member shall be suspended or dismissed 
from office against whom any of the following charges shall °& 
be substantiated, to-wit: 

Of any act of insubordination or disrespect towards a 
superior officer. | 


poate 


sus pension 


Of acts of oppression and tyranny of those under his 
command, 


Of neglect of duty. 


302 Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


Of violations of the rules of the force. 
Of neglect or disobedience of, orders. 
Of absence without leave. 
Of immoral conduct, drunkenness, gambling, or conduct 
unbecoming an officer. 
Of any illegal offense. 
Of any conduct injurious to the public peace or welfare. 
Of incapacity, mental or physical, or of any breach of the 
discipline of the force. 
Sitting down without cause during his tour of patrol duty. 
Not properly patrolling his beat during his tour of patrol. 
Absence from his post during his tour of patrol duty 
when not necessary, or not in the due performance of duty. 
. Sec. 860. The Station-house Keepers shall be appointed 
house by the Board the time-keepers of the entire force, under the 
Ce daily inspection and supervision of the Chief of Police, and 
shall give bond in the sum of five hundred dollars. The 
Captains will be required to keep the time accurately of each 
man of their squad, and report each day and date, time of 
duty performed, and all absentees, to the Chief of Police, 
who will have the Station-house Keeper to record the same. — 
The Chief of Police shall, at each regular meeting of the 
Board, give, in writing, a statement of the monthly record 
kept by the Station-house Keepers. They shall keep a 
book, wherein they shall take receipts from the Chief of 
Police for all moneys paid by them to such Chief. 
se Sec. 861. No person shall be allowed to remain in the 
house rules station-house without express permission of the officer in| 
charge, except members of the Department and persons on 
business; and no person, except the Mayor and General 
Council, and officers of the city, will be allowed to examine 
the books except by written permission from the Chief. 
Src. 862. No liquor or intoxicating drinks shall be intro- 
No liquor, duced into the station-house; no vulgar or profane language 
will be allowed at the station-house. The officers in charge 
failing to report these violations, will be subject to trial. 


Part IJT.—ORDINANCES. 303 


Sec. 863. When deemed necessary, detectives shall be p.rectives, 
considered and elected as other policemen, under the terms 
and provisions of the Charter, with such pay as may be 
affixed by ordinance. ‘The services of detectives may at 
any time be dispensed with by the Board of Commissioners, 
or the City Council. 

Sec. 864. They shall be governed by the same rules as IO" og, 
other officers and members of the force, on discipline and 
obedience to orders, as set forth especially in rules. 

Sec. 865. The detectives shall be under the orders and under 
instructions of the Board of Police Commissioners prima- Board. 
rily, and under the Chief of Police at their option, whose 
orders will be obeyed in all respects, as other officers of the 
force, when so directed. * 

Src. 866. A proper room shall be provided for the detec- private 
tives, to be kept closed against the admission of all persons, 
except the Police Commissioners, officers and members of 
the force, and officers of the law in the exercise of their 
duties, in which shall be properly filed all papers, dispatches, 
as well as photographs of murderers, thieves, ete. 

Sec. 867. A book of records, complaints and applications, Keep 
calling for the services or attention of the detectives, shall Aree 
be kept in the detective office, under the supervision of the 
Chief of Police, or the officer in command. The Chief of 
Police shall have supervision of all detective business, in 
general or in detail, and he shall see that all proper detec- 
tive cases are diligently and properly attended to and 
worked up. 

SEC. 868. The detectives and Captains shall report to the Applica: 
Chief of Police, or the officer in command of the force, all detective. 
complaints and applications requiring the services of the 
detectives, and have a proper record made thereof. And 
the Chief of Police, or officer in command, shall have 
authority to assign one or more detectives to the investiga- 
tion of all detective cases in the city; and the detectives 


* But see Sections 883 and 885. 


304 


Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


Applica- 
tion by 
non- 
resident. 


Arrests. 


Daily 
transac- 
tions. 


Pictures of 
offenders. 


Photo- 
graphs of 
criminals. 


Gaming 
and lewd 
houses. 


Citizens’ 
request. 


shall report their action in all cases assigned, from time to 
time, as often as required. 

Sec. 869. Applications for detectives by persons other 
than citizens of Atlanta, must be made to the Chief of 
Police, and granted or refused by a majority of the Board 
of Police Commissioners. The detective will not be allowed 
to leave the city without the written permission of a ma- 
jority of the board, and while in the city will be considered 
always on duty. 

Src. 870. A record of arrests of all persons imprisoned 
at the station-house shall be kept in the detective office, in 
which shall be entered the name of the person arrested, 
with a full description of such person, the time and cause 
of the arrest, and the disposition made of each prisoner 
arrested. 

Src. 871. A blotter shall be kept in the detective office, 
in which shall be entered daily all transactions of the de- 
tectives in detail; and daily morning reports shall be made 
to the Chief of Police, or officer in command, and the Chief 
shall, at each regular meeting of the Board of Police Com- 
missioners, make a report to the board of all arrests made 
by the detectives, and of all persons held in custody, setting 
forth the time and cause of arrest in each case, and how 
and when each case was disposed of. 

Sec. 872. All likenesses of offenders shall be kept 
strictly concealed from all persons, except officials con- 
nected with the Police Department. 

Sec. 873. Photographs of notorious criminals and offend- 
ers against the law shall be taken and kept in the detective 
office. . 

Sec. 874. The detectives, under instructions from the 
Board of Commissioners, or Chief of Police, shall abate all 
gaming-houses, rooms and premises, and places kept or 
used for lewd or obscene purposes and amusements, in con- 
formity to ordinances of the city. 

Sec. 875. The detectives shall perform all detective 
duty to the citizens of the city without fee or reward, and 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 305 


they are required to respond promptly to the applications 
of poor and rich, and to render their utmost detective skill 
alike to both. 

Src. 876. All fees and awards paid detectives by other Rewaras. 
persons than citizens shall be turned over to the Board of 
Police Commissioners, and the board is hereby authorized 
to pay one-half of said fees or rewards into the City Treas- 
ury, and the other to the detective or detectives who per- 
formed the detective services. 

Sec. 877. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to streets, 

: 2 4 ’ bridges, 
require the police force of the city to make daily reports of ete. 
the condition of the different bridges in their respective 
beats in the city, and in case any of said bridges or walls 
are reported by the police in a dangerous condition, it shall 
then be the duty of the Chief of Police to notify the Mayor, 
whose duty it shall be then to notify the Street Committee, 
and if the extent is such as to require the expenditure of 
city funds other than ordinary repairs, it then shall be the te 


2, 1877. 
duty of the Mayor or committee to call a special meeting 
of the General Council to consider the same. 2 
Sec. 878. Hereafter any property which may be taken stolen 
property. 


possession of by the police force from persons who have 
stolen the same, or otherwise, shall be disposed of in the 
following manner: All such property shall be taken to the 
station-house and safely kept for sixty days, and if after 
that time the same shall be unclaimed by persons making 
satisfactory proof of title, the Chief of Police shall adver- 
tise the same for sale for ten days by posting in three of 
the most public places in the city a written notice which 
shall fully specify the articles to be sold, and the time, when 
and place where each sale will take place. 

Sec. 879. At such time and place the property shall be pisposi- 
sold to the highest bidder fur cash; such sales shall take 
place between 10 A. M. and 4 p. M. in front of the station- 
house: Provided, that any perishable property may be sold 
after such notice, or such disposition made of the same as 
the Mayor may direct. The Chief of Police shall keep a 


306 Part IL.—OrpDINANCES, 


complete record of when such property came into the pos- 
session of the police force, where found, or from whom 
taken, a description of the property, when the same is 
claimed, and by whom, or when advertised, and when and 
for what amount sold. All money arising from such sales 
shall be paid to the City Tax Collector, and by him to the 
‘Treasurer. 


Oct. I, 18%. 


Sec. 880. It shall be the duty of the policemen to report 


Leaks in 


water pipes to the Superintendent of the water-works any unnecessary _ 


leaks in the water-pipes, hydrants, or private sprinklers 
that they may notice in their rounds, and they shall have 
authority to enter any premises where any useless waste of 
water may appear, and notify the owner or tenant of the 
same, and if such waste is not stopped, a case shall be made 
before the Recorder against the person allowing such waste, 
April 15,78 and, on conviction, the offender shall be fined not exceeding 


ten dollars and costs, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty — 


days. 


Sec. 881. The Board of Police Commissioners may, in 
 iicemen, their discretion, appoint and swear in suitable persons as 
policemen, to discharge police duty for hotels, railroad 
| companies, factories, or other buildings or institutions of 
Sept: 14,801. (Ao ak were ae 

said city; said persons so appointed shall have all the 


powers of the regular organized police force of said city, 
Powers. and shall be subject to removal at any time by the said 
salaries, board. Their salaries shall be paid by the parties in whose 
immediate service they are engaged, and not by the city. 
Sec. 882. That no person shall be eligible to a position 
Previous on the police foree unless he shall have resided continu- 
prontheby Ously in the city limits for twelve months next preceding 
‘erpolice’ HS application, and an affidavit to this effect shall be filed 
force. with his application, accompanied by the Tax Collector’s 
receipt or certificate that all taxes required of him have 
May 2,1887. been paid for the year preceding the election. 
aie Sec. 883. The police force of the City of Atlanta shall 


force of consist of one Chief, who shall be paid $2,000.00, and three 


city— 
Jateknet Captains, who shall be paid $100.00 each per month; six 


ee eee 


Parr JI.—ORDINANCES. 307 


Sergeants at $2.50 each per day; two Station-house 
Keepers at $2.50 each per day; two Cemetery Guards at 
$50.00 each per month; two Park Watchmen, so long as 
needed, at $45.00 per month each, and as many patrolmen mation ea 
at $2.00 per day as the appropriation will warrant.’ The 
Board of Police Commissioners are authorized to detail 
patrolmen for special detective work, and such patrolmen 
so detailed shall receive such pay per diem as the board 
may fix, not to exceed $2.50 each per day, except the Chief assistant 
Detective, whose pay shall not exceed a regular Captain’s Polioess 
pay ($100.00 per month), and he shall rank as Captain, 
and be Assistant Chief of Police. 

Sec. 884. It shall be the duty of the officers and mem- pepo 
bers of the police force to report daily all electric lights rice 
which they find not burning, or failing to give light, to the cniet to 


,report to 
f Council. 


Chief of Police, whose duty it shall be to keep a record o 
such reported lights, and to furnish a statement thereof to Dec. 3, 189- 
each regular meeting of the Council. 


Src. 885. The office of “Sergeant of the Mounted fetseant of 


Police” is hereby created, and it is further ordained that P°"'* 


: ae : Sept. 26,’86.. 
the Board of Commissioners of Police be authorized and ~? : 
empowered to elect or appoint such officer, at a compensa- 
tion of $2.25 per diem. 

Sec. 885. (a) Police detectives shall, upon entering upon g,,, of 
their terms of office, swear to and subscribe the following detectves 


5 and 

oath before the Chairman of the Board of Police Commis- °°? 
sioners, which shall be certified by the chairman of said April s,’91. 
board and filed and preserved by the secretary thereof, 
to-wit: 

¢T, —— , do solemnly swear that during my contin- 
uance in office I will, to the best of my skill and ability, 
faithfully discharge all the duties required of me, and in 
all cases conform to the ordinances of the city and police 
regulations, and report all violations of the same and all 
violations of the criminal laws of the State which may 
come to my knowledge; and I do further swear that I will 
use my best efforts to detect and punish all criminals, to 


April 6, ’91- 


308 


Part ]I].—ORDINANCES. 


Detective 
agency 
business 
abolished. 


April 8, ’91. 


How 
licensed 
hereafter. 


Subject to 
police 
sup’rvision 


Penalty. 


recover all stolen property and have the same restored to 
its rightful owners through the Board of Police Commis- 
sioners, to whom I will deliver all such that comes into my 
control, and that I will not in any way lend myself to the 
persecution of the innocent nor help to extort money 
unjustly from any person.” 

Sec. 885. Policemen shall take this oath: 

‘¢ T, ______, do solemnly swear that during my contin- 
uance in office I will, to the best of my skill and ability, 
faithfully discharge all the duties required of me, and in 
all cases conform to the ordinances of the city and police 
regulations, and report all violations of the same, and all 
violations of the criminal laws of the State, which may 
come to my knowledge, so help me God.” 

This oath to be taken, on entering the service, and 
subscribed before the Chairman of the Board of Police 
Commissioners, certified by him, and filed and preserved 
by the secretary. 

Sec. 885.. (6) All licenses and permits of any kind 
heretofore issued to any person, firm or corporation to carry 
on the business of detective or detective agency in said city 
shall be and the same are hereby revoked after the expiration 
of the time for which license fees have been paid; and that 
from and after the expiration of such time in the case of 
each license or permit heretofore granted, no person, firm, 
company or corporation shall in said city carry on or be 
engaged in the business of a private detective or detective 
agency unless such person, firm or corporation has been first 
recommended for license or permit for such detective busi- 
ness or agency by the Board of Police Commissioners of 
said city; but in all cases in which such recommendation 
is made and certified by the Board of Police Commission- 
ers to the Clerk of Council, a license or permit shall be 
thereupon issued for such business. When so licensed the 
licensee shall take the oath of a city detective, and be sub- 
ject to police supervision. Any person, firm, company or 
corporation who shall be hereafter engaged in the business 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 309 
of a detective or detective agency in said city, outside of 
the police force of said city, and without a license issued 
as hereinabove provided for, shall be punished by a fine not 
exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceed- 
ing thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 
court. 

CHAPTER XL. 

LIQUOR TRAFFIC. 

1. Wholesale Houses, 886-893. 
SECTION. | SEcTION. 
886. Written applications. | 890. License revocable. 
887. Deposit required. | 891. Keeping on hand for unlawful sale 
888. Penalty for retailing by evasion. 892. Close when saloons close. 
889. Not sell without license. 893. Hours of opening and closing. 
2. Retail Houses, 894-922. 

SECTION. SECTION. 
894. Retail liquor limits. 909. Conviction revokes license. 
895. No separate beer licenses in these 910. Application, how made. 

limits. 911. Mayor and Council may revoke. 
896. Price of licenses. 912. Regulations as to transfers. 
897. Character of licensees. 913. To whom license shall not issue. 
898. No screens or blinds. 914. Not keep on hand for unlawful 
899. Place level with streets. sale. 
900. No gaming allowed. 915. Empty kegs‘on sidewalks. 
901. Loitering prohibited. 916. Retail at Piedmont Park. 
902. Open and close when. 917. Forfeitures of beer licenses. 
903. Close on days named. 918. Forfeitures if place a nuisance. 
904. Oath of applicant. 919. Must keep minors out, 
905. Not sell without license. 920. Punishment of minors. 
906. Sign to be posted. 921. Sign as to minors. 
907. Must admit officers. 922, Alecohol—Druggists protected. 
908. Penalty. 

SECTION 886. All persons, firms, corporations or com- |... 
? . Written 


panies desiring to engage in the sale of spirituous or malt 2ppliication 
liquors at wholesale, in said city, shall make written appli- 

cation to the Mayor and General Council for such privilege, 

and the said Mayor and General Council may, in its discre- 

tion, grant or refuse such privilege, upon each application 

made: Provided, that no such privilege shall be granted to 

carry on such business at any place in said city, outside of 

the limits prescribed for the retail of ardent spirits. 


310 Part II].—ORDINANCEsS. 


Sec. 887. Before any license shall issue as above set 
aniclerk’s forth, the applicant shall pay to the City Clerk the sum 
ad of twenty-five dollars, and the Clerk’s fee of fifty cents, and 

shall make and subscribe before said Clerk, on oath, that 
Me oe will not, by himself, or others, sell any spirituous or 
to comply. malt liquors in any quantity less than one gallon, nor per- 


with law. 

mit any so sold to be divided or drank on the premises 

where sold; nor sell, nor permit’the same to be sold, in any 
a ads quantity to a minor, or a person already intoxicated; and 
shall also give bond with security, to be approved of by the 
Clerk, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned faith- 
fully to observe all State laws and city ordinances pertain- 
ing to the said business. ) 

Sec. 888. Any person licensed as aforesaid who shall sell 
soe any spirituous or malt liquors other than at wholesale, or 
who shall by any devise by himself, or his agents, subdi- 
vide the same or permit the same or any part thereof, to be 
drank on the premises, on conviction thereof, shall be 
punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or 
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the dis- 
eretion of the court, and such conviction shall work an 
immediate revocation of his license. 

Sec. 889. Any person, firm, corporation, or company, 


Not sell 
without who shall sell or offer for sale at wholesale, any spirituous 
or malt liquors, without having first complied with all the 
provisions of this ordinance, shall, on conviction thereof, 
be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, 


or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the 


Dec. 9, 1887. 


discretion of the court. 

Src. 890. All license under this ordinance shall issue 
roretabie, for one year, but may be revoked by the Mayor and Gen- 
Bene eral Council at any time upon refunding the applicant the 
' pro-rata amount for the unused time, and no license is trans- 
ferable except by consent of Mayor and General Coun- 
cil. Such license shall protect but one place, and that the 


place specified in the license. 


-. 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. ohh 


“Sec. 891. Any person, firm or corporation who shall] June 21,’s6 
keep for unlawful sale in any store, house, room, office, cel- 
lar, stand, booth, stall, or other place, or shall have con- 
tained for unlawful sale in any barrel, keg, can, demijohn Keeping om 
or other package, any spirituous, fermented, or malt liquors unlawiul 
for such sale, shall, on conviction, be punished by fine not 
exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceed- 
ing thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 
court. . : 

Sec. 892. Wholesale liquor houses shall be required to Dec. 21, ‘39. 
close their doors on Christmas Day of every year; and af cepets 
all other times when retail liquor dealers are required to SrenayaeG 
close their places, except that on holidays, other than Sun- required 


days and Christmas days, wholesale dealers may ship goods 
to the trade outside of the city. 

Sec. 893. The hours for opening and closing wholesale Hours of 
liquor houses shall be the same as for saloons, to-wit : Open and d Sloane 
not earlier than 5 o’clock A. M. and close not later than 100. 
o'clock P. M. 

Src. 894, The Mayor and General Council may, in their 
discretion, grant or refuse license to sell, at retail, spirituous 
or malt liquors, on the business portion of the following 
streets, between the points named on each application made, 
to-wit : 

On Whitehall street, from the railroad at Peachtree petai 
street to Peters street ; on Peachtree street, from the rail- {jiu 
road at Whitehall street to Luckie street; on Marietta a. 
street, from Peachtree street to Foundry street ; on Decatur 
street, from Marietta street to Butler street; on Broad 
street, from Mitchell street to Luckie street; on Mitchell 
street, from F orsyth street to Whitehall street; on Hunter 
street, from Forsyth street to Pryor street; on Alabama 
street, from Forsyth street to Loyd street ; on Pryor street, 
from Exchange Place to Hunter street; on Wall street, 
from Peachtree street to Loyd street; on Loyd street, from 


Decatur street to Alabama street; on Forsyth street, from 


Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


No sepa- 
rate beer 
license in 
above 
limits. 


Separate 
beer 
license, 
where and 


Alabama street to Walton street; on Peters street, from 
the Central railroad to Fair street. 

Sec. 895. Within the limits above provided, on the 
streets above named no separate license for the sale of lager 
beer or malt liquors shall be issued. Outside of the above 
limits on business portions of business streets within prac- 
ticable and efficient police supervisions, and in localities 
where there is no reasonable objection thereto, licenses may 
be issued for the retail of lager beer and malt liquors only. 
Should any dealer licensed to sell lager beer and malt 


now issued liquors only, by himself or agent, have, or keep on hand, 


Penalty 
for holder 
of beer 
license 
who sells 
spirituous 
liquor or 
keeps it 
on hand. 


Price 

of license 
to retail 
spirituous 
and malt 
liquors. 


or sell, furnish, or offer to sell, or furnish to any persons 
any spirituous liquors, his license shall thereupon and 
thereby be forfeited, and such person so offending shall, on 
conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dol- 
lars and imprisoned thirty days. The sentence, on convic- 
tion, shall include imprisonment and shall not be less than 
thirty days, and in any such case neither the Mayor, or the 
Mayor and General Council shall have any power or author- 
ity to reduce or relieve the sentence by revision, pardon or 
otherwise ; and such person shall not thereafter be entrusted 
with any license to sell either spirits or malt liquors. Any 
agent of any such licensed dealer in malt liquors who 
shall violate the foregoing provisions shall be subject to the 
penalties and disqualifications herein above provided, All 
licenses for the retail of lager beer and malt liquors shall 
issue subject to the right and purpose of the city by. its police 
officers and policemen, and special agents and inspectors at 
any and all times to inspect the conduct of the business of 
any such licensed dealer and agents, as also the character 
of the stock kept by any such dealer. 

Sec. 896. The price of each license to retail spirituous 
or spirituous and malt liquors shall be at the rate of one 
thousand dollars per annum*, and the Clerk fee of fifty 
cents, which in each case may be paid quarterly in advance. 


.. By recent action licenses will not be issued in 1891 to run longer than the close 
of this year. 


et 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. ois 


The price of each license to retail lager beer and malt 
liquors only shall be at the rate of one hundred dollars per 
annum, and Clerk’s fee of fifty cents, payable quarterly in 
advance.* 

Sec. 897. No license to retail, as aforesaid, shall issue to 


icense 

: mS i ‘ ja issued 
any person other than of good character, sobriety and dis eee, 
cretion, and regard to this shall be had on, and as to, each 
application made. 


Sec. 898. No place for which a license to retail as afore- No screens, 


: . . ° blinds or 
said shall issue, shall have any screen, blinds or painted obstruc- 
tions to 


glass or other obstruction of the view through the doors view, ete. 
and windows thereof. License shall not issue for any place 
which does not front on, or have the main entrance thereto, 
directly from a public street, but this requirement shall not 
apply to hotels where the bar is so situated as to be open to 
the view generally of persons stopping at said hotels. 

Sec. 899. No license shall issue for any place not sub- 


Place must 


stantially on a level with a public street, except that the be substan- 
) tially level 


Mayor and General Council may, in their discretion, grant Wit? street. 
or refuse license to retail in basements sufficiently open to ASfo base 
view. 


x Tt = ‘ ‘ 1 ay 1 BY we ~ 
Sec. 900. No gaming table, gaming device or appa avs, aereering | 
shall be kept or used at any place for which license 1g ov aerlne 


; ar ins . <j allowed at 
granted, nor shall any game by cards, ten-pins, or music, Wowids 


or otherwise, be played at any such place for amusement, 2°?°* 


exercise, or for any thing of value, nor shall any pools oct. s, 1889, 
be sold, provided the keeping of billiard and pool tables 
and playing thereon for exercise or amusement only, shall 
not be prohibited in hotels when the same are in a dif- 
ferent room from the bar. 
Sec. 901. No person to whom a license is issued shall notoivrng 


: ‘ : of drunken 
permit drunken or disorderly persons to assemble or loiter or dis'rarly 


: persons in. 
therein. 


SEc. 902. No place for which a license is granted shall 
; 7 _ Hours of 
be kept open later than 10 o’clock Pp. M., or opened earlier opening 


and closing 
than 5 o’clock A. M. 


* $250 per annum by Tax Ordinance of 1891. 


ue Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


Hite on Sec. 903. No person licensed to sell spirituous or malt 


cevtain liquors in’ said city, shall keep open his place or sell or 


Also close furnish liquors on the Sabbath, Fourth of July, or Christ- 


on all : : . 
election mas day, or on occasions when, in the judgment of the 


State law. Mayor and Police Commissioners, the conserving of the 

Dec. 17,’88. peace and order of the city requires closing, and they first 
notify such dealer to close. 

Oath of Src. 904. All persons to whom licenses shale issue shall 


applicants 
ferretail. take the oaths required by law, and any person hereafter 


noone: applying for the granting of retail liquor or beer license, or 
Siaeeiore the removal or transfer of such license, shall be required, 
in connection with such application, to take, subscribe, and 
file an affidavit stating that the applicant has not been con- 
victed of violating the State laws regulating the liquor 
traffic, or the city ordinances which provides for granting 
of retail liquor and beer licenses and prescribes for the 
conduct of licensed saloons, and further stating that no 
indictment or accusation is pending against him in the State 
court, or any Recorder’s Court, charging such violation. 
Penalty. That any person falsely swearing to the affidavit required 
by the preceding section, shall be prosecuted by the Chief 
of Police in the Superior Court of Fulton county. 
Src. 905. No person shall, in said city, retail or sell in 


No selling 
without quantities less than one quart, any spirituous or malt liquors 


license. 

agri without having obtained license therefor, paid the required 
price, given the bond and taken the oath provided by law 
and ordinance. 

eae Src. 906. Licensed retailers (hotels excepted) shall, 

retailer. within five days after obtaining license, affix a sign board 
near to, or over his door, on which shall be printed in plain 
words, ‘Licensed retailer of spirituous iquors.” 

Src. 907. It shall be the duty of each and every licensed 

Officers : ae : : : 

tobe a, retailer of spirituous liquors to admit the Mayor or any 
member of the General Council, Police Commissioner, or 
any police officer or policeman, into his or her premises at 


any time when such permission may be demanded. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 4D 


Sec. 908. Any person violating any of the foregoing Pen. 
provisions of this ordinance shall, for each offense on con- 
viction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, 
or imprisonment thirty days, either or both, in the discretion 
of the court. 

Sec. 909. The conviction in a State court of any person... Nero 
licensed to retail spirituous or malt liquors for the violation of Works 
the State Statutes in relation to the sales of ardent spirits to % Hcenses: 
a minor or person already intoxicated ; or the conviction of 
a retailer before the Recorder’s court for the violation of 
any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall work an im- 
mediate revocation of the license of such person, and for 
any further exercise of the privilege granted by such license, 
he shall be punished as one retailing without license.* 

Sec. 910. Each person applying for license to retail a8 ee 
aforesaid shall, at the time of application, deposit with the uion for 
Clerk a written description of the place where he desires to how made. 
carry on the business, and a certificate of two, one of whom 
must be an adjoining neighbor, or more of his sober, respec- 
table, near neighbors, not interested in the application, 
recommending’ the applicant as fit to be trusted with such 
license; and shall also present the written consent of the owner 
or agent of the premises in which he desires to carry on the 
business. The applicant shall also tender a bond, with good 
security, in the sum of one thousand dollars for the keep- sents ye 
ing of a decent and orderly house, and for compliance with 
all laws of the State of Georgia and said city relating to 
the liquor traffic and the regulation thereof. ‘In case of any 
and each breach of the condition of said bond the amount 
thereof shall be liquidated damages and recoverable in 
action in favor of said city for the same. In case the 
Mayor and General Council shall direct suit, and by reso- 
lution, or vote, declare a breach of any bond to have occur- 
red, said body may also declare the license of the party 
forfeited and revoked. Each bond tendered shall have at 
least two names as securities thereon, and no person shall be 


security on more than one bond at the same time. The 


“This Section upheld in case Sprayberry y. Atlanta by Supreme Court. 


316 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


License 
revoked 
for viola- 


tion of law. 


License— 
Regula- 
tions as to 
transfer. 


To whom 
license 
shall not 
issue. 


securities shall also justify as to their solvency to the amount 
of bond over and above debts and habilities, and homestead 
and exemption laws. When the application is made and 
bond tendered, as above provided, the same shall be referred 
to the committee and police, who shall personally examine 
the location and surroundings of the place for which license 
is applied, notify, or have notified, adjacent tenants or 
owners, or agents of owners, and also the owner, tenant, 
or agent of the owner of the place, or building, for which 
license is applied, as may be practicable, of the pending of 
such application and report thereon, at the next regular 
meeting of Mayor and General Council, or as carly there- 
after as practicable. 

Sec. 911. The price of license to retail, the time they 
may last, and the amount of bond, may be fixed or Ghanged 
at any time, provided no vested rights are impaired by such 
change; otherwise all such license shall expire on June 30th,* 
following the date of same, but may be revoked at any time 
by the Mayor and General Council for the violation of any 
of the provisions of this ordinance, any other ordinances of 
the city, or laws of the State, relating to the retail liquor 
traffic and regulation of the same. 

Src. 912. No license is transferrable, except e consent. 
of the Mayor and General Council, as regard shall be had 
to the person to be entrusted with such license. No license 
shall protect more than once place, and that the place 
described therein, and no liquors shall be retailable in the 
streets of said city. 

Src. 913. No license to retail shall issue to any person 
who shall hereafter sell liquors by the gallon in said city 
under wholesale license, where the purpose of such person 
shall be to supply other than licensed dealers with liquors, 
and where the amount and extent of the stock kept by such 
persons are less than requisite for the carrying on, in good 
faith, the wholesale trade. Nor shall retail license issue to 


* By recent action of the Mayor and General Council no licenses to retail will be 
granted this year to run beyond December 31, 1891. 


Part [I.—ORDINANCES. a9 by 


any person who shall hereafter, in said city, sell liquors by 
the gallon with the knowledge that persons acting together 
in purchasing the same will immediately divide, or have the 
dealer selling the same divide it for immediate consumption 
or carrying away. 
Src. 914. Any person who shall keep on hand for unlaw- es 
ful sale by the quart (not having license from the Commis- avr 


on hand 
sioner of Roads and Revenues of Fulton county) any liquors jj S3e” 


5 ful sale. 
kept ostensibly for sale at wholesale by the gallon, or shall 
permit the division of the same by purchasers, or others in 
his presence, or shall retail the same, shall be debarred of a 
wholesale or retail license hereafter, and in addition, shall, 
on conviction of either offense named in this and the pre- 
ecding section, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, 
or imprisoned thirty days, either or both, in the discretion 
of the court. 

Sec. 915. It shall be unlawful for empty beer kegs to ae 
remain on the sidewalks or streets of Atlanta longer than beer Kegs 
twenty-four hours after being placed there; that all Brew- 2** 
eries or their agents, doing business in said city, be required Laci ey, 


Dec. 13, ’87. 


to make daily collections of empty kegs, and any Brewery 
or agent violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, 
upon conviction before the Recorder, be fined not less than 
five dollars and costs for each offense. 


Sec. 916. On compliance with all laws and ordinances Of fe noe 
. : as : : : license at 
the city with reference to obtaining license to retail liquor, Piedmont 


and the deposit of ten dollars per day, and Clerk’s fee “ict 

for the time applied for, accompanied by the written con- April 16,’s8 
sent of the authorities of the Gentlemen’s Driving Club, or 

the Piedmont Exposition Company, the Clerk of Council is 
authorized to issue license to retail malt and spirituous 

liquors on the grounds of the Piedmont Exposition Com- 

pany, or Gentlemen’s Driving Club; provided, that the 

hours of closing shall be ten o’clock p. M., and of opening 


Nov. 19, ’88. 


seven o’clock A. M., and the person or persons receiving 
such license shall be subject to all laws and ordinances reg- 
ulating the retail liquor traffic. Such license shall be sub- 


318 Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


ject to forfeiture at any time on the request of either the 
Piedmont Exposition Company, or Gentlemen’s Driving 
Club, or authorities thereof, and licenses are also taken sub- 
ject to this provision for forfeiture. 
ee Sec. 917. All the provisions of the ordinance aforesaid,. 
applicable of the retail liquor ordinance, relating to application, bond, 
for retail Jicense, regulation, selling without license, penalties, for- 
feiture of license, etc., etc., in case of retail of spirituous, 
or malt and spirituous liquors, shall apply to the retail of 
lager beer and malt liquors, except as otherwise herein 
provided. 
Forfeiture SEC: 918. The Mayor and General Council shall forfeit 
of license. the license of any retailer of either spirituous or lager beer, 
or malt liquors, whose place becomes a nuisance or of ill 
repute, by disorder thereat, or otherwise. 
Sec. 919. It shall be unlawful for any minor to go into 


Minors notany place where spirituous or malt liquors are kept for 
allowed in : 


retail retail, unless by written consent of parent or guardian, and 
liquor j : ) 
places. any minor violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, 
Mar. 4, 1889 


on conviction before the Recorder, pay a fine of not less. 
than five dollars, or work on the public works not less 
than five days. 


Sec. 920. Any person under twenty-one years of age 
| Punish’ who shall, under false representation as to age, buy or allow 
minors. to be bought for him, other than by parent or guardian, 

any liquors, malt or spirituous, in any retail saloon of this 
city, shall, upon conviction before the Recorder, pay a fine 
of not less than twenty-five dollars, or serve not less than 
twenty-five days on the public works. 

Sec. 921. All places licensed to retail spirituous or malt 
Sa ep eaay liquors shall have posted in conspicuous places about their 

place of business, ‘‘No minors allowed in here,” and the 
same shall be considered sufficient notice. 
pie Sec. 922. When any person applies to any druggist or 
alcohol. other lawful dealer for the purchase of alcohol, and shall 


June 6, 1887 State that it is bought for mechanical, medicinal or chem- 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. oLo 


ical purposes, the statement or assurance of said purchaser 
as to the use intended, shall be a complete protection for 
such druggist or other lawful dealers in alcohol, from any 
prosecution under any city ordinance. 


CHAPTER XIUI. 


POW DER. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
923. Quantity to be kept. 926. Council may refuse. 
924. License to sell. 927. Signs. 


925. License—how obtained. 


SEcTION 923. No merchant, or other person, shall, within 


the City of Atlanta, keep in any house, or over night, except meh 


in a public warehouse, more than one keg of powder at a aps 
time, which shall be kept in a tin can; and for a violation 
of this ordinance, the offender may be fined not exceeding 5... ity. 
one hundred dollars and costs, or imprisonment in the 
station-house or common jail of Fulton county, not exceed- 
ing thirty days. 

Sec. 924. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons | |, 
to sell gun-powder without first having procured a license sell gun- 

powder. 

from the Clerk of Council, who shall receive a fee of fifty 
cents for each and every license granted for the term of 
one year; and any person or persons selling without first 
having obtained such license, shall, on conviction before 
the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro.tem., or three members of 
Council, pay a fine of one hundred dollars and costs of trial, Penalty. 
for each and every day the party so convicted shall have 
violated this ordinance, or be imprisoned not more than 
thirty days in the station-house, or common jail of Fulton 
county. 

Sec. 925. When any person who desires to sell powder as Mode of 


: i ; , procedure 
a part of his or their business, all such persons shall first peti- to obtain 


tion the General Council for a license, and accompany such 
petition with the names of three of his or their neighbors, 


320 


Bond. 


Council 
may refuse. 


Sign. 


Penalty. 


Board of 
Education 
— Members 
of incre’sd. 


Part Il.—ORDINANCES. 


where powder is to be sold, signifying their willingness? 
and such applicant shall give bond and security in the sum 
of one thousand dollars, that he will not violate any ordi~ 
nance relating to the sale of powder in Atlanta. 

Sec. 926. When application is made in writing, to Coun- 
cil, it shall be competent for the board to grant or refuse 
license, if, in their opinion, the applicant or bondsman is 
not responsible, or in any way disqualified for such trade or 
traffic in gun-powder. 

Sec. 927. All persons licensed to sell powder shall be 
required to place a sign over their place of business as fol- 
lows: “ Licensed to sell powder,” and shall keep their pow- 
der in a long necked tin can. Any one violating this pro- 
vision shall be fined, on conyiction, not exceeding one hun- 
dred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. 


CHA PTR he agi 


PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

928-931. Increase of number of mem- 937. Oath and bond of Treasurer. 
bers in Board of Education, their 938. Vacancies—how filled. 
terms, etc. : 939. Disbursements. 

932. Schools controlled by Board of 940. Deposits and compensation. 
Education. 941. Taxation—Estimates, ete. 

9338. Powers of board. 942. Appropriation for schools. 

934. Plan of instruction. 948. Semi-annual reports. 

935. Committee. 944. Mayor—a member of board. 

936. Treasurer. 945, Moneys reported to Comptroller. 


SECTION 928. WHEREAS, Since the establishment of the 
Board of Education with twelve members thereof, and the 
Mayor, who is ex-officio a member, the population of the 
city has greatly increased, and the public interest in the 
matter of education demands a larger representation of the 
people thereon, and a more equal representation by wards 
and territory; therefore, 

SEC. 929. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council of the City of Atlanta, That the ordinances creating 
said Board of Education, and fixing the number of mem- 


ee Eh Ba a 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCEsS. SO 


bers of the same, be, and the same are hereby amended by 
providing hereby that said board shall consist of eighteen 
members, besides the Mayor, who shall be as heretofore, ex- 
officio a member. 

Sec. 930. Six members of said board shall be elected at 


Members 
this meeting, to serve as follows: Two members, until first elect’d 


December, 1893; two members until December, 1891, and ordinanee, 
two members until December, 1889. Neither of the six 
members to be chosen under this ordinance shall be elected terms, ete. 
from a ward in which as many as three members of said 
board reside. On the expiration of the term of any mem- ee 
ber of said board, his successor shall not be elected from a yeh 
ward having as many as three other members of said board 
residing therein, so as to hereby provide that from and after 

the election of the successors of those members whose terms 

expire in December, 1889, each ward shall have three mem- 

bers on said board. On the expiration of the terms of the 

six members provided for by this ordinance, their succes- 

sors shall be elected for six years, as is provided in case of 

the members of said board now serving as such. 

Sec. 951. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Coun- three 
° . : . members 

cil, ‘That the Board of Education, at the regular election in added ie 


December next, be increased by the election of three mem- ne nee 


bers from the city at large, one for six years, one for four 
years, and one for two years. 

Sec. 932. The Board of Education shall have control of ; 
the whole subject of Public Schools in the city, and shall faueation, 
have full and ample power to provide the requisite build- 
ings, and open and conduct a sufficient number of schools 
to meet the wants of the population, so far as they can do 
so by a prudent and judicious application of the means 
made subject to their administration and management. 

Sec. 933. Among the powers hereby conferred, the fol- saan 
lowing are for greater certainty specially enumerated: To . 
contract, lease, or purchase buildings for school-houses, and 
to make all needed alterations and repairs; to furnish said 


house with appropriate school furniture and apparatus; to 


399 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


School 
districts, 
superin- 
tendent 
and 
teachers. 


Plan of ; 
instruction 


Committee 


Treasurer. 


Oath and 
bond. 


lay off the city into additional school districts whenever in 


' the judgment of the board it shall be proper to do so, and 


to increase or diminish the number of districts, or vary 
their boundaries at pleasure ; to employ the Superintendent 
and all teachers, fix their compensation and _ prescribe their 
duties ; to control the distribution of teachers and pupils 
among the several schools; to dictate the course of studies, 
the organization of classes, the number and character of 
text books, the method of teaching, the time and mode of 
examination, and the distribution of rewards, honors and 
diplomas, and to make and insure the enforcement of a 
complete system of rules and regulations for the government 
and efficiency of the schools as respects both teachers and 
pupils; also, to take measures for the gradual formation of 
a school library, and for managing and rendering the same 
useful. 

Sxc. 934, The plan of instruction and the system of rules 
and regulations, when once adopted, shall be adhered to, 
unless modified from time to time by a concurrent vote of 
two-thirds of the board. 

SEC. 935. Any of the ordinary powers of the board may 
be performed by appropriate committees, when so directed 
by standing rules, or be special orders or regulations of the 
board. 

Sec. 936. On the fourth Thursday in November, annually, 
the said board shall] appoint a Treasurer of the Board of 
Education, who shall receive and pay out all money (from 
whatever source derived) set apart for the establishment and 
support of public schools in Atlanta. | 

Sec. 937. Before entering upon his duties, the Treasurer 
shall give bond to the Mayor and General Council, in such 
sum as the Mayor and General Council may require, with 
security, to be approved by them; and shall also take and 
subscribe an oath to perform his duties faithfully. Said 
bond and oath, after being recorded on the minutes of the 
board, shall be filed with the Clerk of Council. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


323 


Sec. 938. All vacancies in the office of Treasurer shall 
be filled by the board as soon as practicable, after they 
oceur, and the Treasurer shall, at all times, be subject to 
removal by the board, and shall, when ordered by said 
board, deliver up to his successor all moneys, books, papers 
and property in his custody, belonging to the public 
schools. 

Sec. 939. The money which comes into the hands of the 
said Treasurer shall be subject to be managed, administered 
and expended by said board. It shall be paid out only 
on the checks or drafts of said board, signed by the 
President and countersigned by the Secretary; and the 
Treasurer shall keep a book of receipts and payments, and 
transmit quarterly, on the first Fridays in January, April, 
July and December, a full and complete transcript there- 
from, to the Mayor and General Council, and another to 
the Board of Education. Said Treasurer shall give bond 
in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the 
faithful discharge of his duties and properly accounting 
for all moneys coming into his hands as such Treasurer 
during his continuance in office. 


Vacancies.. 


Disburse- 
meuts. 


Sec. 940. Whenever directed by a resolution of the Deposits. 


board, the ‘Treasurer shall keep the funds on hand 
deposited in some bank in the city, (specified in the resolu- 
tion), and if any profits can be realized from such deposits, 
they shall be added to the fund producing them, and be 
expended as part thereof. All deposits, and the terms 
thereof, shall be reported with the quarterly transcript 
from the Treasurer’s books—said books and the moneys, 
bonds, certificates of deposits, and other assets on hand, 
shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Finance 
Committee of the Board and Council. The compensation 
of the Treasurer shall be two hundred and fifty dollars 
per annum. 


Sec. 941. Money to pay the current expenses of said 
schools shall be raised annually by taxation as follows: 
On the first Monday in May of each year, the Board of 


¥ 


Taxation. 


324 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Education shall file with the Mayor and Council a state- 
ment of the amount, as nearly as can be estimated, which 
will be needed to pay the cost of maintaining the schools 
for the succeeding scholastic year, beginning September 
the first, exclusive of money, if any derivable, from the 
State or other sources. Said statements shall set forth 
the various objects of expenditure, and specify the sum 
necessary, as estimated, for each. It shall be authenticated 
by the official signature of the President of the Board. 
SEC. 942. In fixing the rate of taxation for the year, the 
perpen Mayor and General Council shall consider such estimate of 
priation. the Board of Education, and in making appropriations for 
the various departments of the city government, shall set 
apart and appropriate such amount to the public schools as 
in their judgment may be just and proper, having in view 
the wants of the schools, and the financial condition and 
ability of the city. 
Sec. 945. In addition to the reports already provided for, 
Reports. the board shall, within twenty days after the close of each 
scholastic term, make a semi-annual report to the Mayor 
and General Council of all the financial transactions, and 
of the general progress and condition of the schools, sup- 
plying full statistical information as to teachers, pupils, 
schools, houses, furniture and other property. 

Sec. 944. The Mayor of the city shall be ea-officio a 
ee nieto member ot said Board of Education, and as the terms of 
of Board. the present members of said board expire their successors 

shall be elected by the Mayor and General Council. Vacan- 

cies in the board shall be filled by the Mayor and General 
Council. 

Sec. 945. The President of the Board of Education shall 

mE report to the Comptroller all money coming into that 


mp- a 
troller. department from tuition, donation, bequest, or from State, 


county, or otherwise, and the amount so reported shall be. 


charged for collection to the Treasurer of the Board of 
Education, who shall receive credit upon exhibition of 


Ss Reread 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 325 


receipt of deposit of same with the City Treasurer, with 
whom he shall deposit daily, and report to the Comptroller 
daily and monthly. 


CHAPTER XLIII. 


MARKET HOUSE COMMISSION. 


SECTION, | SECTION, 
946. The commission. 948. Suggest to Council suitable ordi- 
947, Authority. | nances. 


SecTION 946. That the establishment and government of market 


Nar house com- 
a system of market houses be referred to a commission of mission— 


f Election 
six persons; one from each ward; the first two to be elected and terms | 
for six years, the next two for four years, and the last two missioners. 
for two years; the election thereafter to be for terms of six AUS: 20'88- 
years. 

Src. 947. That said commissioners shall have authority 
to rent or lease suitable market houses, the financial part of Authority. 
such transactions to be ratified by the General Council before 
it becomes final. 


r . . . ac fa s, | 
Sec. 948. That said commission shall suggest to the Gen- go amis- 


sion to 
suggest 


. » to Council 
market houses of Atlanta, and shall have authority, in suitable 


oe : ord inances 
addition thereto, to make such rules for its own govern- 


eral Council suitable ordinances for the government of the 


ment as are not in conflict with the ordinances of the city. 


CHAPTER XLIV. 


RECORDER’S COURT CONVICTS. 
SECTION 949. Record must be kept. | SECTION 950. Regulations. 


SEcTION 949. The officer in charge of the chain-gang is 


Overseer 


; rn y pa iewe > ++ n¢ Must keep 
required to keep a book with the name of each convict ROSIER, 


turned over to him from the Recorder’s Court, the time for 


326 


Regulation 


Persons 
doing busi- 
ness must 
register 
annually, 
and 
procure 
license. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


which each convict is sentenced, when received and when 
discharged; also, the number of days worked. And that 
said overseer shall make a monthly report to the Mayor 
and General Council, showing the facts above required to 
be kept of record. 

Sxc. 950. The Clerk at the station-house shall keep, in 
a book for that purpose, a record of all persons who fail to 
pay fines, and have to work out the same. The said Clerk 
shall take a receipt from the officer or person placed in 
charge of convicts of the Recorder’s Court, and shall 
furnish such person with the number of days each convict 
is required to work. Persons becoming able to pay the 
fine imposed after haying worked one or more days, shall 
have their fine reduced according to the number of days’ 
work done.* 


CHAPTER XLV. 


REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
951. Registration annually. 955. Fruit and melon dealers. 
952. Mayor to countersign licenses. 956. Notice given before execution. 
958. Penalty for failure to register. 957-8, Tax defaulters—digest, ete: 


954. Commission merchants only to 
handle consignments. 


SECTION 951. Every person, firm, corporation or com- 
pany engaged. in prosecuting or carrying on any trade, bus- 
iness or profession, within the incorporate limits of said 
city, is hereby required to register their names, business, 
calling, trade or profession, annually, at such times as the 
Mayor and General Council may, by resolution, from time 
to time direct ; and persons coming into the city, and so 
engaging in business, after that date in each year, shall so 
register, within ten days after commencing such business, 
calling, trade or profession, and pay for and procure a bus- 
iness license. 


“Duty of Chief of Police to report, as to work of convicts, to Comptroller. 


1 NOR os, Se at eS Bel ae 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. S27 


SEc. 952. No license issued by the Clerk of Council to any yrayor to 
person, firm or corporation, shall be valid or sufficient until Qur'™ 
the same shall be countersigned by the Mayor of the city, "“"** 
and registered by him ina book to be kept for that purpose : 
Provided, that nothing herein contained shall invalidate any 
license heretofore granted, until the time for which the same 
has been issued expires.* 

Sxc. 953. Any person liable to be so licensed, who shall penaity 
fail to take out such. license, after the Clerk has given fif- 
teen days’ notice of his readiness to issue license, may, on 
conviction, be fined ina sum not exceeding fifty dollars 
and costs. 


Sec. 954. No person or persons, firm or corporation, CoDsis™ 
4 > ments 


doing business in this city, shall sell or offer for sale any Phen ip 


. : : commis- 
goods, wares, merchandise, fruits or produce consigned to sion 


them, upon commission or otherwise, or whether they derive licensed 
the usual benefits of consignees therefrom, unless said goods, yay 
wares, fruits or produce come within the scope of the lines 

of goods that they are licensed by law to deal in, or unless 

they have a general commission merchant’s registration 

license, when, in either instance, they must pay tax on com- 

mission sales, as required by Tax Ordinance. 

Sec. 955. Any person or firm wishing to do a commis- ee. 
sion business hereafter in this city in such lines as produce, “e#lers. 
fruits, melons, ete., shall be compelled to take out a regis- 
tration license for a term of not less than one year, and that july 20,85. 
the Clerk is hereby restrained from issuing a ‘license, for 
those specific lines, for a less space of time, and such per- 
sons and firms must also comply with section of Tax 
Ordinance regulating such sales. Any violation of either 
of these sections shall subject the offender, upon conviction 
before the Recorder, to a fine of not exceeding one hundred 
dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 956. The Mayor and General Council ordain, That ee 


no license fi. fa. shall issue, nor cost thereon accrue, until ate 
five days after the mailing of notice, under cover, to the 


*Countersigned must be by Comptroller also. 


328 


Part }l.—ORDINANCES. 


person in default, stating the amount due for such license, 


Aug-1,1857 and if not paid within five (5) days from the date of 


Tax 
defaulters. 


Mar. 18, ’89. 


Registra- 
tion 
necessary 
to vote. 


such notice, a fi. fa. therefor, and for the costs thereon, 
will issue. 


An Ordinance regulating the return and collection of Taxes from de- 
faulters. 

SECTION 957. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, 
it shall be the duty of the Marshal, before settling with 
them, to require all defaulting tax-payers whose names are 
not on tax books to go to the office of the City Tax Receiver 
and Collector and take the oath, and make the returns re- 
quired by law, and the Tax Receiver and Collector shall 
keep a digest, to be known as “The Defaulter’s Digest,” in 
which all such names, and the amounts returned by them, 
shall be recorded, and any defaulter, failing to comply with 
this ordinance when thus required by the Marshal, shall be 
subject to a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprison- 
ment not exceeding twenty days, upon conviction in the 
Recorder’s Court. 

Sec. 958. The Marshal is prohibited from settling with 
any defaulter before a fi. fa. is issued by the Clerk. 


CHAPTER XLVI. 


REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
959. Registration required. 964. Removals. 
960. Tax collector made registrar. 965. Hours of registration. 
961. Lists close November 25th. 966. Consolidated lists. 
962. Register all who are qualified. 967. Not vote unless registered. 


963. Voter’s oath. 

SECTION. 959. No person shall be allowed to vote at any 
municipal election in the City of Atlanta, who shall not 
have qualified and caused himself to be registered as a voter 
in the manner hereinafter prescribed. 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 329 


Sec. 960. It shall be the ae of aie alee Colder: Osea 


his assistant to register the qualified voters of said city as (cir. 


they pay their city taxes annually. For this purpose, he” 
shall have prepared printed blanks, containing the oath To be 
required of voters proposing to register, in the form pre- printed 
scribed in this ordinance; and it shall be his duty to admin- 


ister to such tax payer wi ‘hie to register the required oath ; Datns to pe 


and the voter shall subscribe to said oath in the presence of 824,D90%s, 


: : fo) 5 then. 
such collector. or his assistant, who shall preserve all of said °°" 
affidavits, and from them shall compile a book for each Names and 


places of 
ward, showing the names and residences of the qualified residence 


voters for each ward, giving streets and numbers, or if no on lists. 
number, then giving the streets on each side. If on an 
alley, giving streets on each side, or nearest numbers on 
street in front. 

Src. 961. Only the names of those taking such affidavit Fists s close 
by the 25th day of November in each year, shall be. placed» ae 
on the registration books as aforesaid. 

Sec. 962. The Collector, or his assistant, shall also reg- pooister all 
ister qualified voters abi the prescribed oath, even if {?3iea. 
they do not pay or offer to pay the taxes of the current 
year, and place their names on the books of their respective 
wards, as provided for in the preceding sections. 

Sec. 963. The oath to be required of voters registering Oath to be 


4 : ’ required 
their names shall be in the form following, to-wit: of yovers, 


GrorGIA, FuLTON County, Ciry oF ATLANTA. 
I, 
the United States, that I am twenty-one years of age, that 


, do solemnly swear that Iam a citizen of 


by the first Wednesday in December next I will have 
resided in the State of Georgia one year, and in Fulton 
county six months next preceding the date aforesaid; that 
I am a resident of the City of Atlanta, and that I have paid 
all legal taxes which have been required of me, and which 
I have had an opportunity of paying, agreeably to law, 


330 " Pare. Li-Ornpina none: 


since the 21st day of December, 1877, except taxes for the 
present year; so help me God. 

Sworn to and subscribed before me this___._.--___..-_ 
day 01s Gu hese Cee , 189-. 


No. 1-2, Street... 022 Llc 2.2 1 Wane 


Sec. 964. In ease of the removal of a voter from one 


Removals. ward to another, between the time of registration and the 
time for voting, it shall be the duty of the Collector, or his 
assistant, to change the name of such voter from the book 
of the ward of his former residence to the book for the 
ward into which he has removed, at his request. 

Src. 965. The books for registration of voters shall be 

Clerk of kept open during office hours of the Tax Collector: Pro- 
vided, that the books for registration shall not be kept open 
on Sunday, and shall not be closed earlier than 9 o’clock Pp. 
M. on the last six days and shall not be closed more than 
five days before any election.in which registration is re- 
quired. 

tee Src. 966. It shall be the duty of the registrars of voters 

dated lists. for the city to consolidate the names of the voters for each 

ward in books furnished by the City Clerk, and then count 
the numbers of registered voters and certify the same for 
each ward to the Mayor and General Council the first 
meeting after the close of each registration, and it shall be 


Oct. 10, 1890 


entered on the minutes of the Council. 
Src. 967. No person shall be allowed to vote in any 
Flectian election to fill a vacancy, or for other purposes, unless his 
vacancy. name appears properly registered, qualifying him to vote at 
May 1,1882, the last regular municipal election, or unless he shall have 


registered before such election to fill vacancy. 


ON a Ee 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. S51 


CHAPTER XLVII. 
SALARIES, 


Section 968. The salaries of the Mayor, Aldermen and Of Mayor, 
Councilmen, for each succeeding year, shall be fixed by the and Coun- 
Mayor and General Council at the first regular meeting in When fixed 
October each year, before their election, and the same shall 
not be changed during their term. 

Src. 969. The salaries of officers shall be as follows tor 
the next term of each of such officers, to-wit : 

For Mayor, per annum, twenty-five hundred dollars, Salaries 
For Aldermen and Councilmen, each, two hundred dollars. 
For Police Commissioners, Chairman of Board, two hun- 
dred dollars, Secretary of Board, one hundred and fifty 
dollars ; other members each, one hundred dollars. Build- 
ing Inspectors, one hundred dollars. Water Commissioners, 
one hundred dollars. Board of Health: Chairman, two 
hundred dollars; Secretary, five hundred dollars; other 
members each, one hundred dollars. Tax Collector, per 
annum, twenty-four hundred dollars; Tax Assessors and 
Receivers, fifteen hundred dollars; City Treasurer, one thou- 
sand dollars; City Engineer, twenty-four hundred dollars ; 
City Attorney, three thousand dollars ; Assistant City Attor- 
ney, twenty-four hundred dollars; Recorder and Auditor, 
twenty-four hundred dollars; Commissioner of Public Works, 
eighteen hundred dollars; Clerk of same, onethousand dollars; 
Electrician, twelve hundred dollars ; Sexton Oakland Cem- 
etery, nine hundred dollars; Comptroller, three thousand 
dollars ; City Warden, nine hundred dollars; City Physician, 
1st Ward, four hundred dollars; 2nd Ward, including 
station-house, five hundred dollars; 3rd Ward, including 
stockade, five hundred dollars; 4th Ward, tour hundred 
dollars; 5th Ward, five hundred dollars; 6th Ward, three 
hundred dollars. 


Oct. 10, 1890 


332 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 
CHAPTER XLVIII. 
SEWERS, PERMITS, ETC, 
SECTION. SECTION. : 
970. Authority to construct sewers. 986. Assesses 90¢ lineal foot on abut- 
971. Damages to private property. ting property. 
972. Tapping and connections regu- 987. Material, ete., in discretion of 
lated. Council. 
973. Connections in discretion of 988. Cost above assessment paid out of 
Council. | appropriation. 
974. Must be kept in order by occu- 989. Time and manner of connections. 
pants of premises. controlled. 
975. Putting down sewer or gas pipes. | 990. Damages to private property — 
976. Excavating in streets regulated. how ascertained, 
977. How refilled and replacing of im- 991. Assessors provided for. 
provements. 992. Deduction in ease of corner lots 
978. Penalty for work without permit, when both fronts are laid. 
etc. 993. Assessment a lien upon property.. 
979. Record of permits kept by en- | 994, Notice given before laying sewer, 
gineer, 995. All sewers to be constructed un- 
980. Duties of police in this matter. der this ordinance. 
981. See. 975 continued in force. 996. Repealing clause. 
982. Earth replaced must be puddled 997 and 998. Old culverts abandoned— 
and packed. new sewers used. 
983. Mains and pipes 34% feet below 999. Penalty for refusal. 
surface. 1000. Connecttons —when and how 
984, System of sewers provided for. made. 
985. Authorized by Act of November 
18th, 1889. 
SECTION 970. The Mayor and General Council shall have: 
Authority uke at : ° 
Fane ang SUL power and authority to lay down sewers and drains in 
council to said city, and assess the amount of the cost of laying and 
sewers. 


constructing the same upon the real estate abutting on 
streets through and along which sewers and drains may be 
placed and constructed, and upon any real estate through of 
upon which the same may be constructed or placed. All 
work of laying down or constructing sewers and drains 
shall be done under the direction and supervision of the 
Commissioners of Streets and Sewers. The City Engineer 
shall furnish to said board information and advice as to the 
necessities of any particular locality for sewerage, the kind 
of sewerage that may be desirable, with estimates of the 
cost of the same, and shall furnish plans and profiles and 
such other like work as may be necessary and proper. 
Amounts of ‘assessments on real estate for constructing 


* 


Part. II].—ORDINANCES. 3338 


sewers may be collected by execution, levy and sale as in 
street assessments. 

Sec. 971. The Mayor and General Council are hereby pamage to 
authorized to construct and lay down sewers through in his 
property in said city: Provided, that before doing so, any 
damage done to private property thereby shall be ascer- 
tained and paid. In order to ascertain the amount thereof, 
assessors shall be appointed, who shall act and report as in 
cases of opening streets in said city, and from whose award 
either party may appeal to the Superior Court of Fulton 
county within four days. 

Sec. 972. It shall not be lawful for any person to tap or Tapping 
make connection with any sewer in the City of Atlanta, for connecting 
any purpose whatsoever, except by permission of the Mayor *°Y°™ 
and General Council, and upon complying with the follow- 
ing terms and conditions: Whenever a connection is made Pees. 
with any such sewer it must be done under the direction ~~ 
and supervision of the City Engineer; and the person or 
persons at whose instance the connection may be made, 
shall be liable for any damage resulting therefrom, and 
shall replace the street and sidewalk along and through en 
which such connection is made, in as good condition as it 
was before the work was commenced, and shall pay to the 
city such an amount in proportion to the whole cost of the 
sewer to which he connects, as the frontage of the lot bears 
to the double length of such city sewer. 

Sec. 973. Permission to connect with such sewer or Permission 

. : : ‘ to connect 
sewers, may, in the discretion of the Mayor and General ste 
Council, be confined to such character, and kind of water 
and other deposits, as in their judgment is necessary and 
proper, considering the locality and size of the sewer. The 
application must set forth fully the size and character of 
the sewer which is to be put down, the point or points at 
which connections are to be made with the city sewer, and Applica- 
the purpose for which the sewer is to be used. 


334 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Must be 
kept in 
good order. 


Penalty. 


Putting 
down 
sewers or 
gas pipe. 


May 17, 1880 


Penalty. 


Excavating 
in streets 
regulated. 


Permits 
to be 
obtained. 


Src. 974. The occupant or occupants of premises from 
which any such connection is made shall be found at his, 
her, or their own expense to keep such connection in good 
order. Any person or persons who shall make connections 
with any sewer of said city, except by permission as afore- 
said, or who after permission shall fail to perform, or violate 
any of the terms and conditions of such permission, or shall 
fail to keep such connection in good order, shall, upon con- 
vietion thereof before the Recorder’s Court, be fined in a 
sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned 
not to exceed thirty days, or either or both, in the discre- 
tion of the court. 

Sec. 975. Any person who desires to excavate any street, 
to any extent, for the purpose of laying sewer or gas pipes, 
or for any other purpose, shall get permission in writing 
from the City Engineer, who shall specify the streets and 
portions thereof, which are to be so excavated, and the 
length of time for which such permission is granted. Dur- 
ing the time such work is progressing lighted lanterns shall 
be placed, at night, on either end of said excavation, and 
any piles of dirt or material. The top soil and rock, if 
any, shall be carefully kept apart from the clay or lower 
earth, and shall be replaced in as good condition as the same 
was before, or to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Any 
person or persons violating this section, or any part thereof, 
shall, on conviction, be fined not more than one hundred 
dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days. 

Src. 976. Any person who may desire to excavate any 
street which has been permanently improved, for the pur- 
pose of laying sewer, gas or water pipes, or for any other 
purpose, shall first apply and obtain permission from the 
Commissioner of Public Works, and deposit with the Com- 
missioner of Public Works such sum as, in the judgment of 
such Commissioner, shall be sufficient to cover the cost of 
replacing said permanent improvement, the surplus, if any, 
to be returned when work is completed; who shall specity 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. to 


in writing the streets and portions thereof which are to be 
excavated, and the length of time for which such permis- 
sion is granted, and any person who shall remove any per- 
manent improvement upon such streets without first having achat 
obtained such permission, shall, upon conviction thereof, be 

fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not 

more than thirty days. 

Sec. 977. All permanent improvements which may be yow re- 
removed, and all excavations which may be made as afore- ost ttre 
said, shall be refilled and replaced by the Commissioner of sea 
Public Works, and all debris removed by said Commis- 
sioner, and the entire cost of such work shall be collected 
out of the person to whom such permit has been granted, 
and shall be, by such Commissioner, paid over to the City 
Treasurer, and by him conveyed into the city treasury. In 
order that such work shall be done expeditiously, it shall be 
the duty of the person to whom such permit is granted to 
notify the Commissioner of Public Works when the work 
of repair can commence, and until such notification has 
been given, all obligations to protect excavations, ete., shall 
rest upon the person to whom the permit has been granted. 

Sec. 978. When a permit is revoked as above provided, Kane 
or any person shall fail to do any of the work above speci- 
fied, in the manner provided by this ordinance, or who 
shall fail on notice from the City Engineer, to repair defec- 
tive work within the time specified in the notice, no other 
permit shall thereafter be granted such party by the Com- 
missioner of Public Works, but only by the Mayor and 
General Council of said city, on application therefor, which 
application may, in the discretion of said body, be granted 


Oct. 5, 1885. 


or refused, and such person so failing to do said work, and 
in the manner as above provided, or who shall do any such 
work without the permit herein above provided, shall, on 
conviction thereof, for each offense be fined not exceeding’ 
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty 
days, either or both in the discretion of the court. 


336 Part IIl.—ORDINANCES. 


Regulating 
rem’vl and 
replacing 

eae abla party to whom the permit is granted and the date, ete. 


rovem’nts : 
. Src. 980. It shall be the duty of the Police Department 
Duties of to enforce said ordinance by causing the apprehension and 


police in ° e . e ° e . 
this matter prosecution of all violators of its provisions, and it is hereby 


shall keep a book in which he shall record the name of the 


made the duty of any person, who may be removing or about 
May 3, 1886, tO remove any permanent street improvement, to exhibit to 
any officer of the police or to any policeman the permit from 
the City Engineer to make such removal, when called upon 
to do so, if it is claimed by any person that such permit has 
been granted. A failure to exhibit such permit when so 
called upon, shall subject the offender, on conviction thereof, 
to the penalty prescribed in said ordinance, of which this is 
amendatory. All ordinances in conflict with the foregoing 
are hereby repealed, ete. 
Src. 981. The provisions of section 702 of City Code of 
1886 (being section 975 of this Code), are continued in 
force and in no wise affected by this ordinance. 
Src. 982. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of 
Beeead Public Works, in replacing any earth removed as aforesaid, 
must be 
Cn to have the same properly puddled and packed before the 
permanent improvements are replaced thereon, and to re- 
quire every portion of the work referred’to in this ordi- 
Jan.16,1888 nance, including the replacement of permanent improye- 
ments, to be done by skilled workmen. 
Src. 983. All gas mains to be laid three feet below the 
Gas mains, ‘ f : 
water and surface of the street, and that all water pipes be laid three 
sewer pipes 
—how laid. and one-half feet below the surface ; and all sewer pipes to 
May 7, 1888. he laid four feet below the surface, where it is necessary to 


lay such pipes. 


An ordinance establishing a system of sewers. 


Section 984. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
System of Coyneil of the City of Atlanta, and it is hereby ordained by 


sewers 
provided authority of the same, That, whereas, the Sanitary Consult- 


Src. 979. Be it further ordained, That the City Engineer | 


SS 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 337 


ing Engineer heretofore engaged by said city, and the City 
Engineer of said city, both advised the Mayor and General 
Council, prior to the introduction and passage of Act here- 
after referred to, amending the,charter of said city, relat- 
ing to the constructing of sewers by said city, that a 
proper and necessary system of sewerage for said city would 
cost on an average from four dollars to four dollars and 
fifty cents per lineal foot of said sewerage, small lines of 
sewers costing less and large lines costing more than 
said average, and it so appearing; and, whereas, the small 
lines costing less than said average, are dependent upon 
and drain into the large lines or sewers costing more than 
said average; and, whereas, sewerage benefits the real estate 
in front of which and through which it is laid or constructed, 
and also benefits the general public of said city; and 
whereas, an assessment of ninety cents per lineal foot on the 
real estate abutting on a sewer on each side of a street in 
which a sewer is laid or constructed; and an assessment of 
ninety cents per lineal foot on the real estate abutting on 
each side of a sewer laid or constructed through private 
property will realize an average of one dollar and eighty 
cents per lineal foot of sewerage laid or constructed, less 
deductions for exemptions at street corners, which is less 
than one-half of the whole average cost; and whereas, the 
remaining cost of more than one-half thereof will be paid 
from the City Treasury from appropriations for sewers; 
therefore, be it ordained; 

Sec. 985. That from and after the passage of this ordi- Sewers laid 
nance all sewers laid or constructed by said city shall be Nov. 8, 1389 
laid or constructed under, and in accordance with the Act 
of the General Assembly of Georgia, amending the charter 
of said city approved November, 1889. 

Sec. 986. Be it further ordained, That in all cases where Ninety 
a sewer shall be laid by, or under the authority of said city linea foot 
in any street, the sum of ninety cents per lineal foot shal] Side asta 
be assessed upon the property and estates respectively abut- Property 


owners, 
ting on said sewer, on each side of said street, on which said 


338 Parr IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


sewer is laid or constructed and in consideration of the 
payment of said assessment, the owners of said estates shall 
have the right to connect their drains from said abutting 
property for the discharge of sewerage into said sewer, and 
in case any such sewer 1s laid down or constructed through 
or over any private property along the course of any natural 


Privilege of Crain or otherwise, a like sum of ninety cents shall be assess- 


abutters to 


abutters ed upon said property abutting’ on each side of said sewer 


for every lineal foot, making in all one dollar and eighty 
cents for every lineal foot to be assessed upon such property 
through which sewers are constructed as aforesaid, and in 
consideration of the payment of said assessment, the owners 
of said estate respectively on each side of said sewer, through 
or over which such sewer shall be constructed, shall have 
the right to connect their drains from said abutting prop- 
erty for the discharge of sewerage into said sewer. 


Sec. 987. The extent and character, material used, and 


Material, 
ete., in 


Si Counen, her of constructing the same, shall be in the discretion of. 


expense of sewers constructed, as well as the time and man- 


the Mayor and General Council of said city, to be prescribed 
from time to time by ordinances and upon like notice and 
in the same manner, and the assessment laid and enforced 
by execution, levy, sale and otherwise, as in case of ordi- 
nances and assessments for paving streets in said city, 
except that sewers hereby authorized may be constructed 
with or without petition by property owners when in the 
judgment and discretion of the Mayor and General Council 
the public health and good of the city shall so require. 
Sec. 988. The remaining cost of sewers not thus assessed 
How © shall be paid out of the sewer appropriations for the year; 
seat ont Provided, that the defendant shall have the right to file an 
affidavit denying the whole or any part of the amount for 
which the execution is due, and stating what amount he 
admits to be due, which amount so admitted to be due shall 
be paid or collected before the affidavit is received, and the 
affidavit received for the balance, and all such affidavits so 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


received shall be returned to the Superior Court of Fulton 
county and there tried and the issue determined as in cases 
of illegality,subject to all pains and penalties provided in 
eases of illegality for delay. 

Sec. 989. Be it further ordained, That for the preserva- 
tion of all sewers in said city for the public use and ease- 
ment aforesaid, said Mayor and General Council shall have 
the authority to direct and control the time and manner in 
which connection shall be made with such sewers, and by 
whom the work is to be done, and upon what terms and 
conditions and at what point and to what extent surface 
water or drainage shall be permitted to flow into sewers, 
and generally all matters relating to the use and control 
and repairs of sewers and sewer connection, and replacing 
of paving and other adjacent structures in good condition, 
shall be at all times under the regulation and control of the 
said Mayor and General Council in its fair and legal dis- 
cretion. 


Under gov- 
ernment of 
Council as 
to time and 
manner of 
con'ections. 


‘Sec. 990. Be it further ordained, That in case of any pamagesof 


sewer or sewers or parts of the sewers being built or laid 


property 
owner— 
how ascer- 


over or through private property, if the owner of such tained. 


property claim damages for the occupation of said lands by 
such sewer and construction of the same thereon, such 
owner may, within thirty days, after the adoption of an 
ordinance for the construction of the same thereon, give 
notice of such claim, but a failure to give notice of such 
claim shall in no wise affect or prejudice the right of such 
owner to bring suit for damages sustained. 


1 q . me . < = re bd a) AW, A 
Sec. 991. But on giving notice of such claim of dam Wace 
ages, as aforesaid, assessors shall be appointed to assess *PPomted 


damages to said land by reason or on account of the con- 
struction of any such sewer through or upon the same. 
Said assessors to be appointed, notice given, and their award 
made as in cases of property taken for opening, widening 


or straightening streets under the charter and laws of said 
city. 


340 Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


Sec. 992. Be it further ordained, That in the case of real 


Corner lots 


Rae Gon, estate situated on street corners, and having frontage on 
igen two streets, the owner and real estate thus situated shall be 
assessed by this Act provided for the frontage on the street 
in which a sewer is first laid, and where a sewer is laid on 
the other street seventy-five feet of frontage shall be exempt 
from assessment on the owner and real estate for the last 
named sewer. 
vs Sec. 998. Be it further ordained, That the amount of 
Cost 0 


sewer a such assessment for sewers on each piece of real estate shall 
property. be a lien on said real estate from the date of the passage of 
the ordinance providing for the work and making the 
assessment. | 
Sec. 994. Be it further ordained, That the construction 
find oan of all sewers under this ordinance shall be provided for by 
sewer tobe Ordinance. After the first reading of an ordinance for the 
published. : : , : . 
construction of a sewer a notice of the introduction of the 
same shall be published in one or more of the daily papers 
of the city. Such notice shall contain a statement of the 
line along which the proposed sewer is to be laid, and a 
statement of the general character, material and size of such 
sewer, and said notice shall be published at least as many 
as ten days before the adoption of said ordinance, and 
said ordinance may be adopted at the next meeting after 
the introduction or at any subsequent meeting after said 
notice has been published. Substantial compliance with 
the above requirements as to notice shall be sufficient. 
Allsewers SEC. 995. The foregoing ordinance and provisions thereof 


to be built 


under this are to apply and have reference to, and be construed in con- 
ordinance. y 


nection with each ordinance hereafter passed, for laying or 
constructing a sewer by or under the authority of said city. 
li g e ° 
fiance, © = Sec. 996. Be it further ordained, That all laws or parts 
Jan. 20,1890 0f laws in conflict with this ordinance be, and the same are 
hereby repealed. 
Connec- alge i : P : 
tions with = Sxc. 997. An ordinance to authorize the Board of Health 
—Board of a = re) a yo € ct * rs zie 
Hain ° to require owners of property, or agents in charge of 


yequire, property, in front of which new sewers are or may be built 


Part I].—OrpDINANCES. 341 


and old culverts abandoned, to quit using the old culverts, 
and to connect with the new sewers. 

Sec. 998. Be it ordained by the ‘Mayor and General tn case ot 
Council, That the Board of Health of the City of Atlanta cuivere” 
is hereby authorized to require the owners or agents in a 
charge of property in front of which new sewers are built, 
to take the place of old culverts, abandoned for sewerage 
purposes, to quit using the old culverts for drainage pur- 
poses, and to connect their drainage with the new sewers. 

Sec. 999. Any property owner or agent in charge of Penalty for 
property, notified by the Board of Health to quit using the comply 
old culverts and to connect their drains with the new sewers, tice. 
failing to connect their drainage with the new sewers, or 
continuing to use the old culverts for drainage purposes Jury 29, +90, 
for a longer period than twenty days after service of notice, 
shall be punished, on conviction before the Recorder’s 
Court, by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
imprisonment not. exceeding thirty days. 


Sec. 1000. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 


Connec- 
Council, ‘That from and after the passage of this ordinance, “ous wBe™ 


connections shall not be required or permitted to be made 
with any sewer already laid and not already connected 
with until such time as shall be indicated by the Committee 
on Sewers and the City Engineer to the Board of Health, 
which connections shall be required and made as by exist- 
ing ordinances provided. 


BAZ 


Part [J].—ORDINANCES. 


Election. 


Depth 


of graves. 


Record. 


Bond 


and fees. 


Compen- 
sation. 


CHAPTER XLIX. 


SEXTON. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 

1001. Election. 1004. Bond and fees. 
1002. Depth of graves. | 1005. Compensation. 
1003. Record. 


Secrion 1001. The Mayor and General Council shall elect 
a Sexton, whose duty it shall be to superintend the digging 
of all graves, and all interments that shall take place in and 
for the City of Atlanta, in Oakland Cemetery. 

Src. 1002. No graves shall be dug less than five feet 
deep; nor shall any grave be dug, or corpse interred, except 
under the superintendence and direction of the Sexton. 

Sec. 1003. The Sexton shall keep a book of record of all 
the deaths and burials in the city, giving the name, age, 
place and nativity, disease, and the place from whence buried, 
and time of residence in the city. 

Src. 1004. He shall give bond in the sum of three hun- 
dred dollars for the faithful performance of his duties, 
and shall receive the following fees: For digging a grave 
for person four years old, or over $4.00; under four years, 
$2.00; for attending funeral without hearse, $1.00; for 
attending with hearse, $2.00; for special or general inyita- 
tion, $1.50; and for attending without the corporate limits, 
within three miles, double price, which shall be paid over 
to the Clerk of Council. 

Sc. 1005. The Sexton shall receive such compensation 
as may be fixed by the Mayor and General Council before 
his election, which shall not be changed during his term. 
He shall make a monthly mortuary report to the Chairman 
of the Board of Health. 


See chapter Births and Deaths, also Cemetery. See also Ordinance creating 
Comptroller, etc. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 3438 


CHAPTER L. 


SHOOTING GALLERIES. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 
1006. License. | 1008. Minors and drunken persons. 
1007. Restrictions. 1009. May practice when. 


Section 1006. Any and all persons desiring to open a ricense. 
pistol or shooting gallery in the City of Atlanta, shall first 
deposit with the Clerk of Council twenty-five dollars and 
license fee, and then make a written application at a regular 
meeting of the Mayor and General Council, who shall grant 
a permission, if they see proper. 

Sec. 1007. Any and all persons having obtained a license, Restriction 
shall be subject to the same restrictions and liabilities, both 
as to orderly houses, days and nights, that retailers of spir- 
ituous liquors are; and for any violation, shall be tried and 
punished the same way. 

Sec. 1008. It shall not he lawful for persons conducting Minors and 
any shooting gallery to allow minors, except as hereinafter sence 
provided, or drunken persons to practice shooting, under a 
penalty of a fine of one hundred dollars and cost of trial, 
or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 1009. It shall be lawful to allow minors with the Minors 
written consent of their parents or guardians to practice tice when. 
shooting at any of the regularly licensed shooting galleries April 15,’89 
of this city. 


344 


Part [J.—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER LI. 


STREETS 


SECTION. 


1010. 
1011. 
1012. 


10138. 


1014. 


1015. 
1016. 


1017. 
1018. 
1019. 
1020. 
1021. 
1022. 
, 1023. 
1024. 
1025. 
1026. 
1027. 


1028. 
1029. 
1030. 


1081. 


1034. 
1035. 


1036. 
1037. 


1088, 
1039. 


1040. 
1041. 
1042. 
1043. 
1044. 
1045. 
1046. 
1047. 


1048. 
1049. 
1050. 


Power to grade, pave, ete. 

Owners pay for sidewalks. 

Owners of one-third frontage must 
petition. 

Assessments equalized or fixed by 
ordinance. 

Lien on property from passage of 
ordinance. 

Illegality to execution for paving. 
Accounts kept by Commissioner 
Public Works. 

Aecounts—how audited. 

Width of sidewalks. 
Sidewalks—how put down. 
Material required. 

Repair of sidewalks. 

At expense of owner. 

Owner to keep clean. 

Penalty for failure. 

Grating—not more than two feet. 
Obstructions. 

Engiueer to remove fences, trees, 
etc. : 

Boilers not on or under sidewalks. 
Use of streets in building. 

Riding or driving in disorderly 
manner. 
Bridges — drive over 
than walk. 


not faster 


32. Not drive over crossing-plates. 
338. Digging sand or gravel out of 


streets. 

Auctioneers not to obstruct streets. 
Bids opened in presence of Coun- 
ell, 

Curbing to be turned at corners. 
Curbing and sidewalks laid. at 
owner’s expense after notice. 
Sidewalks laid full width. 

»No limitations in contract power 
except those in Charter. 
Awnings, ete. 

Horses not fastened to trees, ete. 
Liquids not thrown on streets. 
Hauling dirt. 

Sweepings. 

Box for sweepings. 

Dangerous lots. 

Auction sales on streets prohib- 
ited. 

Medicines, ete., not sold on streets. 
Penalty. 

Vicious animals kept oif streets. 


AND ALLEYS. 


SECTION. 


1051. 
1052. 
1053. 


1054. 


1055. 
1056. 
1057. 


1058. 
1059, 


1060. 
1061. 
1062. 


1063. 
1064. 


‘1065. 


1066. 
1067. 
1068. 
1069. 
1070. 
1071. 
1072. 


1073. 
1074. 


1075. 
1076. 
1077. 
1078. 


1079. 
1080. 
1081. 


1082. 
| 1083. 
1084. 
1085. 
1086. 
1087. 
1088. 
1089. 
1090. 
1091. 
1092. 


Shade trees trimmed eight feet, 
Plats of real estate filled. 
Poles—telegraph and telephone 
painted. 

Electric wires — 27 
street. 

Changed—on what notice. 
Penalty. 

Chief fire department may cut at 
fires, 

24 feet above ground—penalty. 
City will not pay damages caused 
by electricity. 

Street directory boards. 

Street sprinklers. 

May sprinkle block or rock cross- 
ings. 

Surplus dirt removed. 

Tracks of street railroads, granite 
blocked. 

Provides for system of house num- 
bering. 

Numbers obtained—how. 
Engineer’s discretion. 

Owner’s privilege. 

Penalty for violation. 

Marietta street widened. 

Names of certain streets changed. 
Name and width of Peachtree 
street from Marietta to railroad. 
Pryor street extended. 

Certain alleys widened and made 
streets. 

Bartow street. 

New streets to be fifty feet wide. 
Certain street names changed. 
Peachtree street embraces parts of 
formerly Oak and Ivy. 

West Peachtree street. 

Waverly Place. 

McDonough changed to Capitol 
avenue. 

Magazine changed to Magnolia. 
Bree street changed to Milledge. 
Courtland street. 

Berrien street. 

Logan street. 

Edgewcod avenue. ~ 

Jennings street. 

Hammock street. 

West Harris street 

Ear! street. 

Gate City changed to Smith street. 


feet above 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 346 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1093. Derby street. 1107. Venable’s proposition accepted. 
1094. Linden street. 1108. Price of curbing, paving, ete. 
1095. Garnett street extended. 1109. Transfer of installment bills or fi. 
1096. Capitol Square and Capitol ave- Sas. 
nue. 1110. Option of property owner to pay 
1097. South Bell changed to Hill street. cash or in installments. 
1098. Georgia avenue. 1111. City not liable for property own- 
1099. Painting on walks, ete., prohib- er’s pro-rata. 
ited. 1112. Machinery of government used to 
1100. Summit avenue and East avenue. collect costs of paving and curbing. 
1101. Trinity avenue. 1113. Old contract of S. H. Venable 
1102. Ponce de Leon avenue—sidewalks. merged in this one. 
1108. Excavations—bonds required, 1114. Legislation to be applied for. 
1104. Pipes—must cut holes in curb- 1115. Right reserved by city to. use 
stones. other curbing and paving. 
1105. Notify Chief fire department of 1116. Providing for transfers, etc. 
work in streets. 1117. $100,000.00 bond required. 
1106. Penalty for failure. 1118. Contract—how signed. 
1107-1118. The present paving ordi- 
nance — contract with Venable 


Bros 


Secrion 1010. The Mayor and General Council of the power of 
City of Atlanta shall have full power and authority in their Council to 
discretion to grade, pave, macadamize and otherwise improve anes 
for travel and drainage of the streets and public lanes and 
alleys of said city, and to construct sidewalks and pave the 
same; to put down curbing, cross-drains, crossings, and 
otherwise improve the same. 

Sec. 1011. In order to fully carry into effect the authority Bower 10 
above delegated, said Mayor and General Council shall ceataes 
have full power and authority to assess the cost of paving Property. 
and otherwise improving the sidewalks, including all neces- 
sary curbing for the same, on the real estate abutting on 
the street, and on the side of the street on which the side- 
walk is so improved. 

Sec. 1012. Said Mayor and General Council shall also Seainine. 
have full power and authority to assess one-third of the cost umsdic 
of grading, paving, macadamizing, constructing side-drains, 
cross-drains, crossings, and otherwise improving the road- 
way or street proper on the real estate abutting on each 
side of the street improved: Provided, that before any 
street, or a portion of a street, shall be so improved, the 


person owning real estate which has at least one-third of 


346 Part I[].—ORDINANCES. 


the fronting of the street, or portion of a street, the im- 
provement of which is desired, shall, in writing, request the 
Commissioners of Streets and Sewers to make such improve- 
ments, and said Commissioners shall have approved the 
same, and shall forward the same, with their approval, to 


ror ay \ + s 9 OT € 
Petition of th Mayor and General Council with a statement of the 


PW hontage Character of the improvement proposed to be made, and 


Orato San estimate of the cost of the same, and said Mayor and 
General Council shall, by ordinance, direct the said work 
to be done; and, provided further, that any street railroad 
company having tracks running through the streets of said 
city, shall be required to macadamize, or otherwise pave as 
the Commissioners of Streets and Sewers may direct, the 
width of its track, and for three feet on each side of every 
line of track now in use, or that may hereafter be con- 
structed by such company: Provided, that the law author- 
izing the assessment on the abutting property owners of the 
whole cost of paving sidewalks (including cost of curbing,) 
is in no way affected hereby. 

Src. 1013. Said Mayor and General Council shall have 

Assessment , - ; 

shall be by full power and authority to adopt, by ordinance, such a 


ordinance, a ie 
and dis- system of equalizing assessments on real estate, for the above 


cretionary. 

purposes, as may be just and proper, estimating the total 
cost of each improvement made, and pro-rating the cost 
thereof on the real estate, according to its frontage on the 
street or portion of a street so improved. It shall be wholly 
discretionary with the Commissioners of Streets and Sewers, 
and with the Mayor and General Council, whether any 
work asked for is desirable or necessary, and shall be done 
or not; and no application shall be received, and no work 
done for less than an entire block: Provided, that the own- 
ers of one-third or more of the frontage on a block shall 
not, by a failure to apply for work, or by objection thereto, 
defeat an application of the owners of one-third of the front- 
age of more than a block, when such application shall have 
been regularly made. 


ea 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 347 


Sec. 1014. The amount of assessment on each piece of |... o: 
real estate shall be a lien on said real estate from the date ®sessment 
of the passage of the ordinance providing for the work and 
making the assessment. 

Sec. 1015. The Mayor and General Council of said city Collection 


“ of assess- 
shall have authority to enforce the collection of the amount ners 


of any assessment so made, for work either upon streets or ue 
sidewalks, by execution, to be issued by the Clerk ot Coun- 
cil against the real estate so assessed, and against the owner 
thereof, at the date of the ordinance making the assessment, 
which execution may be levied by the Marshal of said city 
on such real estate; and after advertisement and other 
proceedings as in cases of sales for city taxes, the same 
may be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder, and such 
sale shall vest an absolute title in the purchaser: Provided, 
that the defendant shall have the right to file an affidavit 
denying that the whole, or any part of the amount for which 
the execution issued, is due, and stating what amount he 
admits to be due, which amount so admitted to be due 
shall be paid or collected before the affidavit is received, 
and the affidavit received for the balance, and all such affi- 
davits so received shall be returned to the Superior Court 
of Fulton county, and there tried, and the issue returned 
as In cases of illegality, subject to all the pains and penal- 
ties provided in cases of illegality for delay. 

SEc. 1016. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General commis. 
Council of the City of Atlanta, That the Commissioners of pepe” 


: . Works to 
Public Works be required to keep an accurate account of the keep 

; \ separate 
money expended on the different appropriations which may eee of 


be made for any streets and sewers each year, and specify Sates 
the same on each weekly pay roll, with the name of the eae 
street or sewer, and that they be required to stop the work 
when the amount appropriated for any street or sewer is 
exhausted, and communicate the same to the Mayor and 


General Council. 


April 20,’85 


348 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Accounts 
of, how 
paid. 


Sidewalks, 
width of. 


Feb. 7, 1881. 


Sidewalks, 


how put 
down. 


Src. 1017. All accounts for work done on streets and 
sewers and to be paid out of the tegular annual appropria- 
tions, set apart and appropriated by the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council for such work, shall, before they are paid, be 
made out as other accounts against the city are made, be 
approved by the Commissioner of Public Works, and shall 
then be approved by the Committee on Streets or Sewers, 
and delivered to the Auditor on or before Thursday pre- 
ceding the regular meetings of the Mayor and General 
Council, and shall then take such course as other accounts. 
against the city. 

Seco, 1018. All sidewalks for pedestrians in the city 
hereafter constructed shall be of the following widths: On 
streets sixty feet wide the sidewalks shall be ten feet in 
width ; on streets fifty feet wide the sidewalks shall be nine 
feet: on streets forty feet, sidewalks shall be eight feet, and 
on streets thirty feet wide sidewalks shall be six feet im 
width. | 

Src, 1019. It shall be the duty of persons owning lots 
fronting on streets, or property abutting on private alleys, 
in said city, upon notice of the Commissioner of Public 
Works, to put down in front of their property, upon the 
erade given them by the said Commissioner and in aecord- 
ance with his direction, and in such manner as to receive 
his approval, good and substantial curbing and sidewalks 
of such character and material as the General Council shall, 
by resolution, prescribe. They shall keep the same in 
good repair, whether put down by themselves or by the 
city ; and if they should fail to do so after ten days’ notice, 
the said Commissioner shall have such repairs done at the 
expense of the lot owner, and collect for such repairs as is 
hereinafter provided, in cases where lot owners refuse or 
fail to put down sidewalks after notice: Provided, that 
should said sidewalks be in a condition dangerous to pass- 
ers-by that ten days’ notice shall not be necessary, but the 
said Commissioner may have such repairs done at once, 


Part J].—ORDINANCES. 349 


and collect therefor in the same manner as though such 
ten days’ notice had been given. 
Sec. 1019. (a) If any property-owner, who shall be ¢ City to put 

down if 

notified as provided in the preceding section, and shall fail owner re- 
fuses or 

within thirty days to comply therewith, the city shall have or tails. 

such curbing and sidewalks put down at such property- 

owner’s expense. In all such cases the Commissioner of 

Publie Works shall have a bill for the cost of such work 

and material presented to the property-owner, and if the Execution 

for cost. 

same is not paid within ten days the said Commissioner 

shall deliver the bill to the Clerk of Couneil, who shall 

issue an execution for the amount of such bill against the 

property-owner or owners, and against his, her or their 

lands, goods, or chattels. Such execution shall be deliy- 


ered to the Marshal, who shall proceed to collect the same Clerk and 


by levy and sale, as by law provided in cases of tax execu- Nea 
tions. The fees of the Clerk and Marshal shall be the 
same as in tax executions. 

Sec. 1020. That all sidewalks, which may hereafter be g.jowarx 
laid within the city limits, shall be constructed of either of ™*'™*! 
the following materials: Stone, of not less dimensions 
than two feet by ten feet, asphalt, cement, Augusta, Macon, 
or river, or other first-class hard brick, in such manner as 
is prescribed in section 647 of the Code of the City of 
Atlanta for 1883. 


Sec. 1021. The Commissioner of Public Works shall dangerous 
keep employed a suitable man, and have under him a suffi- areccs 
cient force of men whose sole and exclusive duty shall be to 
repair dangerous places on the streets, sidewalks and bridges Fe. 2%’82. 
of the city, and any place of the kind coming to their 
knowledge shall be fixed at once. 

Sec. 1022. It shall be the duty of all owners of property owners to 
in the city, in front of which the sidewalks have been walks 
paved, to keep such sidewalks in good repair, and to do repair, 
such repairing and other work as may be necessary to keep 


the same in good, smooth condition. 


300 


Parr [I.—ORDINANCES. 


Keep clean 


Penalty. 


Gratings— 
width of, 
on side- 
walks. 


Obstruc- 
tions. 


Mar. 15, ’72. 


Sidewalks, . 


—obstruc- 
tions of to 
be removed 
by City 
Engineer, 
when. 


April 20,’85 


Src. 1023. It shall be-the duty of all occupants of 
improved property and owners of vacant property, in front 


‘of which the sidewalks have been paved, to keep such side- 


walks clean, and to do such sweeping and scraping as may 
be necessary to remove clay, dirt and trash therefrom, and 
to render the same passable, comfortable and sightly. 

Src. 1024. Any person failing to comply with the condi- 
tions of the foregoing ordinance shall be reported by the 
police foree, and may be summoned to appear before the 
Recorder’s Court, or may be arrested by any officer or 
member of the police foree and taken before said court, 
and such person may, on conviction, be fined in a sum not. 
exceeding one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceed- 
ing thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 
court, for each offense. 

Src. 1025. No person, in building upon any of the busi- 
ness streets of the city, shall occupy more than two feet of 
the sidewalk for area, grating and lights, without special 
permission of the Mayor and General Council. 

Src. 1026. No person shall place any trash, lumber, wood, 
glass, or other obstructions, in any public street, lane, alley 
or way in said city, or on any sidewalk. Any person who 
shall place any obstruction, as aforesaid, in any street, lane, 
alley or way, or on any sidewalk, failing or refusing to 
remove the same within six hours after being notified by 
the Chief, or any member of the police force, or, having 
removed the said obstructions, shall replace the same or 
similar obstructions, shall on conviction, be fined not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceed- 
ing thirty days. 

Src. 1027. That when any street or sidewalk in the city 
is being paved, or graded, the City Engineer shall have 
authority to have any obstructions moved, such as fences, 
that are over the surveyed line on the sidewalks, and trees 
that are too far from the curb on the sidewalk, that obstruct 
the free and open passage-way of said sidewalk. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 35] 


1 i ~ ‘ aA ace 1 <] a 7 
Src. 1028. From and after the passage of this ordinance, g,i)1. 


not to be 
located on 


: ° A 4 or under 
and run any steam boiler for any purpose, nnder or on any sidewalks. 


it shall be unlawful for any person or firm to hereafter erect 


sidewalk. That any person or firm violating the foregoing 
: ae . r April 6, ’85. 
section shall, on conviction in the Recorder’s Court, be 


fined in a sum not less than one, nor more than one hun- 


dred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. 


Use of 
streets in 
building. 


Src. 1029. Any person or persons actually building, or 
about to build or repair any building, may collect and lay 
all such materials as may be necessary for such building or 
repairs in the street, lane or alley next adjoining to or in 
front of, such building or repairs, and such person or per- 
sons so building or repairing, shall have the privilege of 
using one-half of the sidewalk and one-half of the width of 
the street adjoining, or in front of said building or repairs : 
Provided, that no person so building or repairing shall 
interfere with the running of the cars upon any street rail- 
road: and, provided further, that such person or persons 
shall keep any excavation securely covered, and keep one- 
half the sidewalk open and in good passable condition. 
During all such time as such materials shall so lie in any 
street, lane or alley, the owner or proprietor of such mate- 
rials shall cause a lamp, or lantern, with a good and suffi- 
cient light therein, to be securely hung up, placed or fixed 
on a post, or otherwise, at each of the two corners of such 
inclosure, projecting into the said street, lane, or alley, and 
in such manner as clearly and plainly to show the place and 
extent occupied by such materials. The said lamp or lan- 
tern shall be lighted by said owner or proprietor at or before 
dark in the evening, in such manner as to reasonably sup- 
pose it shall continue to burn until daylight. The use of 
one-half of the sidewalk and one-half of the street shall only 
be allowed twenty days before a building is actually com- 
menced, and ten days after its completion. Any one vio- Penalty. 
lating the provisions of this section shall be fined not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceed- 
ing thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 


aon Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


Src. 1029 (a). 1. That no person occupying any store, 
April 23,’91 sta]], shop or other place of business shall obstruct the side- 
walk in front of the place so occupied by him, or the view 
from the street, to or across the sidewalk, by placing goods 
of any kind on or over such sidewalk longer than is really 
See 1029b. necessary to get the goods or other articles into or away 
from such place of business in receiving and delivering such 
goods or other articles. 

2. Any person violating this ordinance shall be subject 
to fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment 
not longer than thirty days, one or both, in the diseretion of 
the court. 

3. Repeals conflicting laws. 

Src. 1029 (6). 1. Be it further ordained, That merchants 

Sidevnaats De allowed two feet of the sidewalk next to their buildings 
wio feet to on which to display their goods. 

goods. 2. Repeals conflicting laws. : 

Ridingand EC. 1080, Any person or persons who shall drive a vehi- 
driving. ele or ride in a disorderly manner through the street, or 
over the bridge, faster than a walk, or who shall ride on, 
or place any wagon, cart or vehicle on the sidewalk, or 
stop such vehicle on a regular street-crossing, shall, on con- 
viction, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars 


Penalty. 
and cost, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. 
Src. 1031. That it shall be unlawful to drive any dray, 
Driving : : , i 
oa carriage or other vehicle over or across any public bridge, 
bridges 


faster than in this city faster than a walk. Any person or persons 

awa ° 

prohibited. violating the above provision shall be arrested and carried 
before the Recorder’s Court, and, upon conviction, be fined 


in a sum not less that one dollar, nor exceeding one hun- 


Penalty. 
dred dollars, or be put upon the publie works not less than 
one day nor exceeding thirty days, one or both, in the dis- 
June 1, 1885 : 
cretion of the court. 
: Sec. 1032. Be it ordained, That ae and after the pass- 
Vehicles 


po ia age of this ordinance, it will be unlawful for any person 


driving to drive a vehicle on or across the iron plates which are 


lates at : 
vossings. Placed across gutters at the street crossings. Any person 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 353 


= ell 


violating this ordinance shall, on conviction before the penaity. 

Recorder’s Court, be fined not exceeding one hundred dol- aprit 6,135, 

lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. | 
Src. 1033. Any person who shall dig or scrape up and Digging 


: gravel, etc., 
carry away gravel, earth, dirt, rocks or sand, from any out of 


street, lane or alley of said city, shall, on conviction thereof, ag 
pay a fine of not exceeding twenty dollars and cost Sirk dae dh 
each offense, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days in 
the calaboose. | 

Src. 1034. No auctioneer, commission merchant, or other Auction’rs, 


: merchants, 
merchant, shall be allowed to obstruct any public street or ete. not to 
obstruc 
sidewalk for the purpose of selling, vending, showing or sidewalks 
or streets. 


disposing of their wares and merchandise, or of delivering 
the same; nor shall an assembly of persons, as bidders, be 
assembled for the purpose of bidding for the same, so as to 
obstruct free passage on the sidewalks or streets of the City spi 


one-third 


of Atlanta. Any person or persons who shall do or cause of sidewalk 
in receivi’g 


the same to be done, or shall fail or refuse to remove the Stipend 
same, after being notified by the Marshal or his deputy, 
shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding one espa 2 
hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned thirty days in 
the calaboose, or common jail of Fulton county: Provided, 
merchants may use one-third of the sidewalk so long as it 
may be necessary for receiving and shipping goods. 

Sec. 1035. All bids made: for work under the advertise- pias opna 


ments of the Commissioner of Public Works shall be oi Mayor 


received by the Clerk in open Council, and by him opened eee 
in the presence of the Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 1036. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer, in Curbing to 
future, in having curbing laid, to have all corners turned # comers. 
with curved curbing, cut on such radius as he may deem poo, g. i935, 
proper, and that the cost of the same shall be charged to 
the owners of corner lots. 

Sec. 1037. If any property owner, who shall be notified Curbing 


as provided in the preceding section, shall fail within ore 


gt ; xpense 
twenty days after notice to comply thereunto in so far as to "er | 


jay the curbing, the city shall have such curbing put down 


OO4 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


Sidewalks 
bricked 
full width. 


Jan. 20, ’90. 


All limita- 
tions on 
power of 
Mayor and 
General 
Council to 
contract 
repealed. 


Only char- 
ter limita- 
tions 
retained. 


Feb. 17, ’91. 


Awnings. 


Penalty. 


at each property owner’s expense. Each property owner 
notified as above provided, shall have ten days from the 
laying of the curbing and completion of grading, in which 
to complete and lay sidewalks, and on failure to so complete 
and lay sidewalks within said ten days, the city shall have 
the sidewalks laid and completed at each property owner’s 
expense. In all such cases the City Engineer shall have a 
bill for the cost of such work and material made out and 
turned over to the City Clerk, who shall have the same 
presented to the owner, and if the same is not paid within 
ten days after the same is so presented, said City Clerk shall 
issue an execution for the amount of such bill against the 
property owner or owners, and against his, her or their 
lands, goods and chattels. Such execution shall be 
delivered to the Marshal, who shall proceed to collect the 
same by levy and sale, as by law provided in cases of tax 
execution. The fees of the Clerk and Marshal shall be 
the same as in tax executions. 

Sec. 1038. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council, That all sidewalks hereafter laid in the city shall 
be laid the full width, as required by section 726 of the 
City Code of 1886. 

Src. 1039. Any and all laws or ordinances which 
place any limitation on the power of the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council to contract directly, and without advertisement 
or other procedure, are hereby repealed; and hereafter the 
City of Atlanta, by the Mayor and General Council, shall 
have full power and authority to make any and all contracts, 
subject only to the limitations prescribed by the city 
charter or laws of the State. 

Sec. 1040. All awnings erected in the City of Atlanta in 
front of booths, stores and residences, shall be at their low- 
est point eight feet from the sidewalk, and the pillars sup- 
porting said awning shall be placed on the extreme outer 
edge of said sidewalk ; and any person violating this ordi- 
nance shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars and 
costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both, 


Part II.—ORDINANCEsS. 355. 


in the discretion of the court. Occupants of the booths, 
stores, and residences, shall be responsible for the location 
of the awnings in front of said booths, stores and residences. 

Sec. 1041. Any person who shall willfully destroy any Horses 
shade tree, or who shall fasten any horse or animal to any fastened, 
shade tree, or fasten or leave such horse or animal close 
enough to injure any shade tree in the city limits or in Pied- 
mont Park, or to any lamp-post or fence within the city 
limits, shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding 
twenty-five dollars and costs, or imprisonment not exceed- ee 
ing thirty days, and the police force shall in every case " 
seize the horse or other animal and retain it until the fine 
and costs are paid. 

Sec. 1042. Any person who shall throw or discharge rigquias 
from any lot or building any water or fluid substance so as papain 
to affect injuriously any street, lane, alley, way, or sidewalk 
in said city, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding one 
hundred dollars and costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court, for every .« 
twenty-four hours it is suffered to remain, after notice by 
any officer, or member of the police force, to remove the penalty. 
same; but a citizen may, by permission of the Street Com- 
mittee, construct a drain or hollow pavement for the water 
or fluid substance to pass off. 

Src. 1043. Any person or persons engaged in hauling or yauling 
transporting dirt for any purpose whatever through any a 
street, lane, alley, or way of the City of Atlanta, shall haul 
or transport said dirt in wagons or carts with close bodies. 

Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined not ex- 
ceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceed- Pena'ty- 
ing thirty days. 

Sec. 1044. Any person or persons who reside on, or do 
A A ‘A Sweepings- 
business on, any of the streets in the boundaries known as 
the sanitary limits, or any other person who shall deposit on 
any of the aforesaid streets, or the sidewalks of said streets, 
any sweepings from any stores, or dwelling-houses, or places 


PART I].—ORDINANCEs. 


Penalty. 


Box or 
receptacle. 


Penalty. 


Dangerous 
lots. 


Enclosure. 
Penalty 
for failure. 


Aug. 5, 1878 


Selling 

at auction 
on streets 
prohibited. 


of business, or any paper, hair, fuel, slop or washings of 
any kind, watermelon rinds and seeds, fruit-parings, any | 
vegetable matter, or any kind of garbage, shall, on convic- 
tion, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars for 
each and every offense, or be imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 1045. For the convenience of all persons affected 
by the preceding section, it shall be their duty to place all 
accumulations, therein mentioned, in a sound and suitable 
box, or other proper receptacle, and place the same on the 
outside of the sidewalk every morning between ‘the hours 
of 7 and 8 o’clock, exceot Sunday, on which day said boxes 
or receptacles shall not be placed on the sidewalks. After 
they have been emptied they shall be immediately removed 
and shall not be replaced until the appointed hour on the 
following morning. Any person or persons violating the 
provisions of this section shall be punished by fine, not ex- 
ceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not longer 
than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 1046. All persons who own property adjoining 
streets, and whose lots are below the street so as to make a 
dangerous off-set, shall be required to securely enclose the 
same so as to preyent danger to persons passing along the 
streets. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, through 
the police force, to give notice to all persons who come 
within this section to comply herewith, and on failure so to 
do, after five days’ notice, such person shall be arrested and 
brought before the Recorder, and, on conviction, punished 
by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs, 
or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in 
the discretion of the Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor pro tem. 

Sec. 1047. Any person who shall sell at auction, on the 
streets, or alleys of Atlanta, any live stock, goods or mer- 
chandise of any character, shall, upon conviction, be fined 
not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not 
longer than thirty days. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 357 
4 


Sec. 1048. From and after the passage of this ordinance y.naing 


no person or persons, under an auctioneer or peddler’s Meant, 
license, shall auction off in any street or alley within the etc. at 


corporate limits of the City of Atlanta, any patent medicine prohibited. 


June 6, 1887 
or other articles of personal property. 


Sec. 1049. Any person or persons violating the forego- 
} é : ; hates ©” Penalty. 
ing ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, 


on conviction before the Recorder’s Court, shall be fined in 
“sum not to exceed one hundred dollars, or put at work on 
the public streets for a term not exceeding thirty days, 
either or both, in the discretion of the Recorder. 

Sec. 1050. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any Man 


vicious or dangerous animal to allow such animal to run at 
large, and any person who shall allow or permit such animal Pept, 1,70. 
to run at large, after having been notified that the same is Penalty for 


owin 

vicious or dangerous, shall, upon conviction, be fined not thon ia 
run at 

exceeding one hundred dollars, or be impri isoned not longer large. 


than thirty days. 


% a > 6) e 
Sec. 1051. It shall be the duty of property owners in this Gwners 


city to cause all shade trees along the sidewalk in front of S?®¢e tees 


. . . > e. ?, M. e . 
their property to be trimmed up to a distance of eight feet “*" >‘? 


Upon fail- 

from the ground. If said property owners shall fail to do ure Com- 

missioner 

the same, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Public of Public 
OrkKS 


Works to cause it done and report the same, with the cost eave 
: x aone. 


thereof, to the Clerk of Council, who shall issue execution 
against such for the amount, and said execution shall be 
collected as tax executions. 
Sec. 1052. It shall be the duty of each and every prop- Fite plats 

Ls of property 
erty owner, or agent of such owner, having property in laid off 
Sodus F nie: : wy or sale. 
charge, who sub-divides any property in said city for the 
purpose of division or for sale, to file with the city a true May 3, 1880. 


copy of the plat or place of such division, giving dimensions punaity for 


failure to 


of such proposed lots and width of such proposed streets. comply. 


Any person who shall fail to comply with the provisions of 
this ordinance within ten days’ notice after such sale or sub- 
division, shall, on conviction, be fined not more than 
twenty-five dollars. 


358 Part [I.—ORDINANCES. 


Src. 1053. All telegraph or telephone poles erected on 


Telepraph the streets of the city shall be painted, and the said paint- 


} . i ° . . e 
Poles tobe ing shall be kept in good repair. The Commissioners of 


ainted. ; . : . A 
: Public Works may at any time notify the owners of said 


June 21,'80. poles to paint or repair the same, and upon their failure to 


do so within ten days, the said poles shall be removed. 
Src. 1054. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
Flectric nance all telegraph, telephone, electric light, burglar alarm, 
fire alarm, or other wires which shall be erected over the 
streets or sidewalks of the said city, shall be not less than 
twenty-seven (27) feet in height, or higher if this General 
Council should hereafter determine to increase the height 
of the same, from the surface of said street or sidewalk, 
Heient and that all of said wires when connected with any building 


uf e i - ° > ° . 
teventeet Shall run at right angles from the poles to the building, so 


sirect. that no portion of said wire being over the street or side- 
walk shall be of a less height than twenty-seven feet from 

the surface of said street or sidewalk. 
Sno. 1055. That all such wires, now stretched in said city, 


Change shall conform to the provisions of this ordinance, and that 


all persons in charge thereof shall, within thirty days after 


notification by the Chief of the Fire Department, or other 

persons acting for him, and under his authority, change 

their wire so as to comply with the provisions of this ordi- 

nance. <A written notice signed by the Chief of the Fire 

Department and left at the principal business office of any 

Thirty person, company or corporation engaged in any such busi- 

hovice. ness described, shall be deemed, and held to be, sufficient 
notice under this ordinance. 

Sec. 1056. Any person, firm, or corporation violating 

Penalty. any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, on conviction 

before the Recorder of said city, be fined in a sum not 

exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for thirty 

days, either or both, in the discretion of the court, and that 

service left at the principal business office of any such 


person, company or corporation, so engaged in such bus- 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 359 


iness in said city, shall be deemed to be sufficient notice 
to any such person, company or corporation, to appear 
before said Recorder to answer the charge recited. 

Sec. 1057. The Chief of the Fire Department, or other Fire 


: . . . ° Depart- 
authority, acting under him, is hereby authorized to cut ment may 
rd cut wire. 


any and all of said wires which they shall deem necessary 

to cut on the occasion of fire alarms, without expense to the J@2- 185. 
city for so doing: Provided, that nothing herein contained 

shall imply that the city authorizes any person to undertake 

the risk of cutting any of said wires or renders itself liable 

for any injury to the person so doing. 

Sec. 1058. From and after the passage of this ordinance Electric 
all electric wires shall be placed at a distance from the sur- twenty: | 
face of the ground of not less than twenty-four feet, and pep, 2, 1885, 
any violation of this ordinance shall subject the offender to penalty. 
fine or imprisonment, in the discretion of the Recorder. 

Sec. 1059. That nothing contained in any of the ordi- i 
nances, resolutions, or acts of the General Council in relation 
to the erection of telegraph, telephone, electric, burglar Fe? 18%: 
alarm, or other wires, shall be construed to mean that the 
City of Atlanta holds itself in any manner responsible or 
liable for damages to persons or property by reason of any 
aceident, or occurrence, but that the city disclaims any 
liability whatever in the premises. 

Sec. 1060. Any person or persons who shall remove, or Injuring 
cause to be removed, or who shall mutilate, deface, destroy nireciare 
or injure any of the street directory boards, shall, on con- pevaies 
viction before the Mayor, Recorder, or three members of 
Council, pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or 
be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in Sept. 19,°87. 
the discretion of the court: Provided, unless it should become 
necessary to remove the same for building or repairing pur- 
poses, in which case the owner of the property, or the per- 
son who removed the board, must place the same in its cor- 
rect or original position, immediately after the completion 
of such building or repairing. 


eb. 5, 1877, 


360 Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


Src. 1061. Sprinkling the streets, sidewalks or crossings 

Street ling, With water shall be, and is hereby prohibited, except between 

the hours of 5 and 7 o’clock A. M., 12 and 1 o’clock P. M., 

and 6 and 8 o’clock p. M.: Provided, that from September 

sept. 18,76. Ist to May 1st the hours for sprinkling shall be from 6 to 

8 o'clock A.M., from 12 0’clock M. to 1 o’clock P, M., and 

from 5 to 7 o’clock p.M. A violation of this section shall, 

on conviction, subject the offender to a fine not to exceed 

one hundred dollars and costs, or imprisonment not to ex- 

ceed thirty days, one or both, in the discretion of the court. 

It shall not be lawful for any person in sprinkling water in 

said city, from hose-pipe or otherwise, wilfully or carelessly 

to sprinkle the same against or upon any person or persons, 

horses or carriages: Provided, that on the trial of any per- 

son charged with a violation of this section it shall be com- 

petent for the accused to introduce testimony to the effect 

that proper diligence had been used, and precaution exer- 

cised, and that the occurrence was purely accidental, and 

not the result of criminal negligence, or malicious or mis- 

chievous purpose. Any person violating this section shall, 

on conviction, be punished as prescribed in this ordinance. 

Sac. 1062. The street sprinklers shall not be required to 

Mar. 19,’88. cut off water when sprinkling crossings of streets on which 
belgian blocks or rubble stones have been placed. 

nates tin Src, 1063. All Telegraph, Telephone, Electric Light, 

streets 4d all other companies who set poles for the purpose of 


Regula- 

tions for business in the city, shall remove any and all surplus dirt 

July2, 1888. after setting such poles. Any person who shall violate the 
foregoing ordinance, shall, on conviction thereof, be impris- 

Penalty. ned in the calaboose not exceeding thirty days, or fined 
not exceeding one hundred dollars, either or both, in the 


discretion of the court. 


May 15, 1876 


Rubble Spc. 1064. Whenever any street railroad, in repairing 
between . . 
street its tracks, removes the rubble between the tracks, the repair- 


railroad 

Temoved to ine between said tracks shall be done with belgian blocks, 
be ee 2 

wit Cis a Y z > mya eae 4 ae y fs 5 S 
gian blocks PTOV ided the balance of said'street is paved with belgian 
in certain blocks; and for violation of this ordinance the officers of 


Parr II.—ORDINANCEsS. 361 


the offending company shall be lable to a fine not exceed- 5.4 3 188 
ing five hundred dollars, or work on the public works for penaity. 
aterm not exceeding thirty days. 

Sec. 1065. From the surveys recently made for a new Provides 

: ; =) “ : x for system 
city map, the City Engineer devise a system of numbers ot, Bones 
for streets and houses; that all the’ numbers which are 
consecutive remain intact, and from a point where the first 
gas occurs beyond the fire limits, the spacing of distances 
be extended to the city limits in every direction. 

Sec. 1066. That each owner or occupant of a house, or Numbers— 
part of a house, apply to the City Engineer for the proper obtained. 
number to his or her house, for which the applicant shall 
pay a fee of 25 cents, which the Engineer shall turn into 
the hands of the Clerk. 

Sec. 1067. That the numbers be so arranged as to change piscretion 
as few numbers on houses that are now numbered as possi- Schemes 
ble, but the un-numbered houses shall be numbered as early 
as conveniently can be, conforming as near as practicable to 
the houses already numbered. Where two houses on the 
same street have the same number it shall be in the discre- 
tion of the City Engineer to determine which is the proper 
number. 

Src. 1068. The owner or occupant of any house shall Owner's 
have the right to determine the form, size, material and 
location of such numbers, except they shall be inscribed or 
affixed in a conspicuous place ; but such owner or occupant 
shall obtain from the City Engineer the proper number. 

Sec. 1069. Any owner or occupant of a building who marae 
shall affix or retain any number contrary to this ordinance 
and direction of the City Engineer, for one week after 
being notified to change the same, shall, on conviction 
thereof in the Recorder’s Court, be fined in a sum not °°? 3% 
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding 
thirty days, one or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Src. 1069 (a). Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council of the City of Atlanta, That all houses fronting on 
the various streets and alleys in the City of Atlanta shall 


362 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


be numbered by or under the direction or supervision of 
the City Engineer, and that this be done without any 
charge to the owners of the property already improved. 

2. That in making the surveys necessary to this renum- 
bering, the plats of such surveys shall also indicate the 
proper numbers for the houses to be hereafter erected on 
property now vacant, and persons improving such property 
shall number it at their own expense in accordance with 
section 1066 of the City Code of 1891. 

3. In making the surveys the present plan of house 
numbering shall be observed and followed so far as it is 
practicable to do so; but streets where numbers run in 
wrong direction shall have this irregularity corrected. And 
twenty-five feet front shall be the space required for a num- 
ber, except where the present condition of the property 
requires a number for a less or smaller frontage. 

4, That sections 766 to 770, inclusive, of the City Code 
of 1886, as amended by this ordinance, and except so far 
as in conflict herewith, are continued in force ; and the fire 
limits having been extended and gas lighting abandoned, 
so much of section 766 of the Code (1866) referring thereto 
is inapplicable tu this work. 

5. That after the houses are renumbered, as hereinbe- 
fore provided for, and plats are made showing proper num- 
bers for houses to be erected on property now vacant, it 
shall be unlawful for any owner, agent, or occupant to have 
any house in said city improperly numbered, or without a 
number; and any person, whether owner, agent in charge 
of or occupant of such house, who shall knowingly have 
the same or allow the same to continue improperly num- 
bered, or to remain without a number, for the space of ten 
days after the beginning of such ownership, agency, or 
occupancy, shall, on conviction thereof in the Recorder’s 
Court, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
be imprisoned in the station-house or public works not 
exceeding thirty days. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 363 


Sec. 1070. Marietta street, commencing at the incorpora- neutene. 
tion line of said city, on the east side of said street, and street 
running southwardly in.a straight line with Payne’s line, is Ogee 
hereby opened and widened on the west, so as to be fifty 
feet wide, and said street shall thence continue in a straight 
line with Payne’s and Mill’s fences, of said width, until it 
intersects with what is now known as Marietta street, and 
thence fifty feet until it intersects with Walton street. 

Sec. 1071. From and after the 8th day of May, 1863, the change 
name of Pierce street shall be changed to the name of Deca-°'"* 
tur street, and that portion now known as Decatur street, 
from Pratt street to the Georgia railroad, shall be known 
as and take the name of Shipley street; and the name of 
Payne street shall be changed to Marietta street; and the 
name of Cobb street shall be changed to Hunter street; and 
the said streets shall be hereafter known in the plan of the 
City of Atlanta by the names hereby given them. The 
name of Wadley street shall be changed to Forsyth street, 
and the name of Stockton street to Mitchell street. 

Sec. 1072. Whitehall street, in said city, from the rail- whitenau 
road crossing to the junction of Marietta and Decatur streets, "°° 
shall be sixty feet wide, and no less; and the name of that 
portion of said street shall be changed to Peachtree street. 

Sec. 1073. That portion of Pryor street heretofore poke 
obstrueted by the Macon and Western railroad depot is see: 
re-opened, so that said street shall extend uninterruptedly 
from Alabama street to Decatur street of the same width as 
the remaining portion of said street. 

Sec. 1074. The following named alleys are hereby changed aiere 
into streets, bearing the following names, to-wit: oe 

Jones alley changed into Jones street. 

Faith alley changed into Rawson street. 

Clarke alley changed into Clarke street. 

John’s alley changed into Fulton street. 

Henry alley changed into Richardson street. 

Mobb’s alley changed into Crumley street. 


364 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


An alley from Peck & Schofield’s planing mill, in a 
northern direction to the corporation line, shall be called 
Fort street. 

All of said streets shall be forty feet wide, the same being 
widened by taking five feet on each side from the land 
adjoining said streets. 

Src. 1075. The street recently opened, extending from 

rere elidh anc 412 Western & Atlantic railroad, and intersecting Cain 
street, shall be named Bartow street. 
Src. 1076. All streets hereafter laid out in said city shall 
Width of 
streets. not be less than fifty feet wide. 

Sec. 1077. The name of Branch alley is changed to 
Muneea, Brotherton street, in honor of W. H. Brotherton. 

The name of Racetrack street is changed to Chapel street. 

The name of Barracks street is changed to Leonard street. 

The name of Trebursey street is changed to Tatnall street. 

The name of Mayes alley is changed to Mayes street. ° 

The name of Booth’s alley is changed to Hayne street. 

An alley running parallel with Hunnicutt and Mills. 
street, from West Peachtree, to a point near Marietta street, 
is hereby named Baker street. 

Src. 1078. The street heretofore known as Oak street,. 

Peachtree yunning from Peachtree street to Ivy street, shall hereafter 
be known and designated as Peachtree street, and that por- 
tion of the street heretofore known as Ivy street, running 
from the street heretofore known as Oak street to the cor- 
poration line, shall be known and distinguished as Peach- 
tree street. 

Sec. 1079. That portion of the street heretofore known 


Sel and designated as Peachtree street, running from the junc- 


Peachtree 


street. tion of Peachtree and the street heretofore known as Oak 


street to the corporate line, shall be known and designated 
as West Peachtree street. 
Src. 1080. That portion of East Alabama street, from 
Waverly Loyd to Washington, shall hereafter be known as Waverly 
Place: 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 365 


‘Sxre. 1081. That McDonough street, where it intersects ea 
Hunter street, running thence southerly to the city limits, *v°""* 
be changed and shall hereafter be known and designated as *°° 1% 
Capitol avenue. 

That the name of Johnson street, in the third ward, be Logan 
changed to Logan street. 

That the new sixty feet street donated to the city byiGol. a 
L. P. Grant, extending from Fair street to the L. P. Grant 2%°2"° 
Park, be, and the same is hereby, given the name of Park 
avenue. 

Sec. 1082. The street now known as Magazine street, and Mage 


that part of Cain street, between Marietta street and the ant part 


W. &. A. railroad, be changed to and known as M: aenolia Pnaeen Pe 


street, and that the bridge across the W. & A. railroad, mar. 16,’s5, 
connecting the same, be known as Magnolia bridge. 

Sec. 1083. Bree street, in the southeast of the city, is Milledge 
changed to Milledge street. 

Sec. 1084. The portion of Collins street, beginning at courana 
Decatur street and extending in a northerly direction to its*™°* 
terminus, is changed from Collins street and named “°?* *%% 
Courtland street. 

Sec. 1085. Mills street, in the third ward, from Tennell ty 
street south to West Fair street, is changed to Berrien sve. ey 
street. 

Sec. 1086. The name of Pettis street, its entire length, pogan 
is changed to Logan street. Feb. 21, '87. 

Sec. 1087. The name of Line street, from Peachtree Places 
street to Ivy street was first changed to Exchange Place spit altse ne 
and afterwards from Exchange Place to Edgewood 


avenue, 


Sec. 1088. The name of Jennings alley is changed from eects 


: 2 Nov: 21587: 
Jennings alley to J ennings street. 
Sec. 1089. The alley situated between Fulton and Rich- Hammock 
v stree 
ardson streets, and running from Frazer to Martin streets, Dec. 19, ’87. 


shall be called Hammock street. 


366 Part II].—ORDINANCES. 


ok Sec. 1090. That the name of that portion of Foundry 
Harris street between Marietta street and Luckie street be changed 
Tune 15'S: to West Harris street. 

Sec. 1091. That the name of that portion of West Harris 
Earl atreet. street as heretofore known, between Marietta and Luckie 

streets, be changed to Earl street. 

Src. 1092. That the name of the street now known as 

street ines pare City street, be and the same is hereby changed to 
m=” Smith street. 

Sec. 1093. That the street running from Decatur street. 
Deroy Sto Gartrell street, running parallel with and between Fitz- 
gerald and Antionette streets, be and the same is hereby 


Sept. 3, 1888 © 
named and designated Deroy street. 

Src. 1094. That the ordinance, passed by this body on 
see ‘November 5th, 1888, changing the name of Cox street to 
pean: Mayer street, be amended by striking out Mayer street and 
inserting in leu thereof Linden street. 

Src. 1095. The street graded by the city, connecting 


Extension Garnett street with Pulliam street, shall be named Garnett 


street. 
Feb. 4, 1889, Street. 


aie Sec. 1096. That portion of East Mitchell street from 
square Washington street to Capitol avenue, and that portion of 
bOct. 23,90. Capitol avenue between Hunter and Mitchell street, shall 
be known in the plan of said city as Capito] Square. 

Src. 1097. WHerkKAs, All the property owners residing 
Hill street. on, South Bell street, between Bell street bridge and East 
Ang.7, 1890 Hunter street, as appears from petition hereto attached, 
desire that the name of that portion of said South Bell 
street be changed to Hill street; therefore, 

Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Council of the 
City of Atlanta, That the name of South Bell street, be- 
tween Bell street bridge and East Hunter street, be and 
the same is hereby changed to Hill street. 
sven Src. 1098. From and after the passage of this ordinance, 
avenue. the name of Anderson street—a portion of which is now 
Aug.2, 1886 0Ccupied by the Metropolitan Street railroad—shall be 


changed to Georgia avenue. 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 367 


Sec. 1099. From and after the passage of this ordi- 


Painting, 
nance, it shall be unlawful for any person to write, {92° "Ks 
: : and 
print, paint, or paste any letter or letters, or other adver- Windows 
pened 
tising devise upon the sidewalks of the City of Atlanta, o De 
ec. 3, 1888. 


upon the walls, windows, doors or fence of another without 
the consent of the owner. Any person violating this ordi- 
nance shall, on conviction before the Recorder’s Court, be Pe2#!ty. 
fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned 
not exceeding thirty days, either or both, in the discretion 
of the court. 

Sec. 1100. Blackman street, from Forest avenue to Summit 


avenue, 
Jackson street, shall be changed to Summit avenue. Morris reaqeeh) 


23, °O1. 
street from Jackson street to city limits shall be changed 
to East avenue. 
Sec. 1101. Peters from Forsyth east to junction with-rrinity ave 
Mar. 5, 1891 
Fair, is hereby changed to Trinity avenue. 
1101 (a). The name of Calhoun streetis hereby changed 


to Piedmont avenue. 


Sec. 1102. The brick sidewalks on Ponce de Leon ponce ae 
. Leon ave— 
avenue be laid so as to leave a grass plat of four feet be- sidewalks. 
A * Sept. 17,’90. 
tween the brick and the curbing. 
Sec. 1103. No person shall excavate any street for the Ween 
ee 
purpose of laying sewer, gas, or water pipes, or for any Bond 


/’ required. 
other purpose, until said person shall have executed a bond Dec. 2, 1889, 
with good security, to be approved by the Commissioner of 
Public Works, conditioned to pay the City of Atlanta any 
damage it may sustain by reason of said excavation. 

Sec. 1104. All parties who enter the streets and side-} aoe 
walks of the city for the purpose of laying pipe of any pee basen 
description, and who has an occasion to cut through the @?% AR 
curb-stone are hereby required to cut a circular hole the 
size or dimension of the pipe through the curb-stone, and 
on failure to comply with this ordinance that they be fined 
in a sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than 
one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for more than thirty 


days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. 


368 Part [J.—ORDINANCES. 


ecken: Src. 1104 (a). Section 1 of the ordinance regulating 


tions, tes excavations in improved streets, adopted January 16th, 


uired t : 5 ee ac 
veep inre- 1888, is amended by striking out the language beginning 


months. With the word “deposit” ,in the 6th line of said section, 

April 23,91as printed in the supplement of 1889 to the City Code of 
1886, to and including the word “completed” in the 10th 
line of said section and inserting instead thereof the words 
‘file bond in a sum sufficient to cover the expense of relay- 
ing said improvements so excavated and of keeping them 
in good repair for six months after they are relaid, except 
that plumbers shall file a bond to cover the cost of relaying 
and keeping in repair for six months after relaying all 
excavations made by them during the year; the amount and 
security of each bond to be judged of by the Commissioner 
of Public Works.” Section 2. That section 3 of the ordi- 
nance aforesaid be amended by adding at the end of said 
section the words, “and in the event said pavement shall 
settle within six months from the completion of the said 
work, said Commissioner shall have such pavement relaid 
and collect the expense thereof from the party to whom 
permit to excavate was issued.” 

ter Sec. 1105. It shall be the duty of all persons doing 

Chief Fire any kind of work on the streets of this city, such as paving, 


Depart- 


ment ot laying sewers, sidewalks and curbing, moving buildings, or 


streets. any other work that in any way obstructs the free passage 
of the same, to notify the Chief of the Fire Department of 
the same before such work is commenced and on the com- 
pletion of the same. 
Sec. 1106. Violation of this ordinance shall be pun- 
Penalty. 


ished, upon conviction before the Recorder, by a fine of 
not over one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for thirty 
days, or both. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 369 


THE ORDINANCE FOR GRANITE BLOCK PAVING AND CURB- 
ING. 
Sec. 1107. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Propositi’n 


of Venable 


Council of the City of Atlanta, That the proposition of Ven- Bro’s. for 


curbing 
; Th Fee ichi ‘ mano ely] “PrP aal sj¢y and pavin 
able Brothers for furnishing and laying curbing for said city cerns 


for the five years of 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 and 1895, and /0" 38?! 
for furnishing and laying granite blocks for said city for the ™"' 
term of five years, commencing with the expiration of the 


present contract between the city and 8S. H. Venable for 


said granite block paving work—being for the years 1892, 
1893, 1894, 1895 and 1896, besides the year 1891, as here- 
inafter provided for—be accepted as follows: 
Sec. 1108. The price to be paid for furnishing and laying price og 

: : : : : ee 2 . 7 curbing 35 
granite curbing, under specifications as heretofore furnished cents per 
oa Sys ; . : lineal foot. 
and laid in the City of Atlanta, is thirty-five cents per lin- 


eal foot; and said Venable Brothers are to allow the own- Property 


owners 
rs ‘ i i i *ivile ‘ a . 1 pay all 
ers of abutting property the privilege of paying for the fur- may paya 


per cent 
cash and 
owners, as follows: Twenty-five per cent. in cash within p'%s?nee 
4 rahe . : , ears with 
thirty (30) days after the completion of the work and pre-? er cent 
interest. 


nishing and laying of said curbing, at the option of such 


sentation of bill for the same, and twenty-five per cent. each 
year for three years thereafter, with interest at seven per an 
i fe ranite 


/ je ts Cc < Ss P r bs / € J _ S 1 rs 1 . blocks 
cent. per annum on all such deferred payments until paid Saar her 


The price to be paid said Venable Brothers for furnishing s4ete ytd 


and laying said granite block pavement, under the specifi- 
gee ; x City to pay 
cations now of force with reference to such granite block te yy mest 
A 5 i - + cost of pay- 
paving in Atlanta, is $1.49? per square yard; and said ingineash, 
i and so of 


Venable Brothers are to receive from the city the one-third, Street R. R. 
companies. 


or amount to be paid directly by the city, under the present 
laws, in cash on estimates as the work progresses, and on 
final estimates. Said Venable Brothers shall allow abutting 
property owners to pay their proportion as follows, at their option as 


2 2 : Sais ‘ in case of 
option; ‘Twenty-five per cent. in cash, within thirty days curbing. 


But abut- 
ting own’rs 
to have 


after the work is completed and the presentation of bills for 
the same, and twenty-five per cent. each year for three years 
thereafter, with interest at seven per cent. per annum on all 
such deferred payments until paid: Provided, that in the 


370 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


matter of curbing and granite block paving, the abutting 
property owners shall have the privilege of paying all cash 
within: thirty days after the completion of the work, and 
presentation of bill for the same, should any such property 
owner so prefer. 

Sec. 1109. Until legislation by charter amendment is 


Bills ort. obtained authorizing the City of Atlanta to transfer to the 


Ponte contractors for the work all bills for curbing and granite 


tors who : ° ; 
lense the DLs paving for collection by such contractors, and on the 


fock only instalment basis as above indicated, S. H. Venable, who 

to abutters , : . 

is the present contractor for granite block paving, and 
Venable Bros., hereby agree to take from the city the 
amount of all such curbing and granite block paving bills 
after fi. fa. has been issued for the same, and take a trans- 
fer of all such ji. fus. under the present law authorizing the 
same, and then allow the abutting property owner thirty 
days after the presentation of such fi. fa. within which to 
make a payment of twenty-five per cent. on the same, or to 
pay the whole of such fi. fa. should such property owner so 
prefer. 

aan Sec. 1110. But said Venable Bros. shall give to such 

property property owner the right to pay such fi. fa., or the amount 


owners to 
pay cash or thereof, by paying twenty-five per cent. of the same, within 


instalm’nts 
the time after presentation of the same, as above provided, 
in cash, and to pay twenty-five per cent. of the same for 
each of the three years thereafter, at seven per cent. interest 
per annum on all such deferred payments, and said city shall 
in no event be liable to either S. H. Venable or to Venable 
Bros. for bills or fi. fas. against property owners or street 
railroads or street railroad companies. 
Sec. 1111. Until such legislation as is desired by said 
City not 6 : : : 
liable for city as above indicated can be obtained, the usual and ordi- 
property , A 2 . . : 
owner's ‘nary machinery of said city government provided by law 
pro rata. - A P 0 f r 
in cases of transfer of fi. fas., shall be afforded said Venable 
Bros., as to all fi. fas. which they shall pay off and take a 
transfer of as above stated. But said city shall in no event 


- Part II.—ORDINANCES. 371 


be liable on any such fi. fa. after the same has been trans- 
ferred to said Venable Bros., or to S. H. Venable. 
Sec. 1112. Should the desired legislation be obtained, 


F 3 ; Machinery 
then the usual and ordinary machinery of the city govern- of govern: 
< : ment to be 


ment as may be reasonably and legally provided in such used by 
? : 2 contractors. 


new legislation, shall be afforded said Venable Bros. in all in collect- 


matters relating to the collection of their bills against prop- feted bills, 
erty owners for curbing and granite block paving, but said 
city shall in no event be liable on or for any such bill for 
the proportion of property owners for either curbing or 
granite block paving; but said Venable Bros. and 8. H. 
Venable, shall look solely to such property owners for the 


same, and to any lien in their favor on abutting property. gproct rail- 
And all provisions 1 i , “ I ed j ., roads not 
And all provisions in the contract to be entered ito pYro- to share of 


° 4: . y benefits in 
viding for transfer of fi. fas. to said Venable Bros., and to instalment 
ye ° ‘ payments. 
transfer of curbing and paving bills to them shall apply to 
fi. fas. and bills against street railroads and street railroad 
companies, the same as in cases of abutting property owners 
in all respects, except as to payment by instalments as to 
street railroads and street railroad companies. 


Sec. 1113. 8. H. Venable, who has the present contract 


; ; ‘ S. H. Ven- 

with said city forgranite block paving, and who is a member able to 
ert sy merge 

of the firm of Venable Bros., with whom the city 1s now eelseny 

contracting, is also to contract and agree that all work ad 


in this 


heretofore done the present year, or that may be hereafter contract. 


done under said granite block paving contract with him 
during the present year shall be considered and treated as 
done under this contract, so far as relates to payment by 
instalments, and transfer of fi. fas., except as hereinafter 
provided. 
Sec. 1114. Should the city obtain the ‘legislation which Legislation 
cin, ° : to be 
it desires for making the payment for granite curbing and optainea 
regis : 55 . -, to make 
granite pavement, by instalments more efficient, said city instalment 
< : 4 . ‘ “, payments 
will endeavor to obtain the same in substance as indicated efticient. 
herein, but without further specifying in detail as to the 
same, and in such legislation will endeavor to have enacted 


a reservation to the contractor or contractors taking the 


Byes Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


bills for such work, and looking only to the abutting prop- 


And to re- a) * ; e > ‘ + 
ove ae’ erty and abutting property owners, and to street railroads 


lien for 
paving, 


€te., to the . . . 
contractors Of lien on such abutting property and such street railroads 
e v 


and street railroad companies for payment, the continuance 


and street railroad companies, in favor of such contractor 
or contractors, the same as now exists by law in favor of 
said city, except that instalment payments shall not apply 
to street railroads. 


ies ine Sec. 1115. The City of Atlanta, in this agreement, 


ut dow . : ° 
Stherkinds expressly reserves the right, directly or through its own 
of curbing PO ee: 
or paving officers and agents, to lay curbing and street pavements out 
—directly ae ap : : 
or by , of any other or different materials to those hereinabove pro- 
contract. i 

vided for, or to contract with others for laying such other 


and different pavements. 
Sec. 1116. If legislation is obtained making it applica- 
Inst’lm’nts 


tobe made Dle in such cases, then payments by instalments shall 
applicable 


to billsor apply to all bills for curbing and granite block pavement 
transferred as to abutting property owners for all curbing and granite 
block paving done in 1891, whether fi. fa. has been issued 
for the same, or whether the bills or accounts for the same 
are still open, without having been carried to fi. fa. 
Sec. 1117. Said Venable Brothers shall execute to the 
Bond to be City of Atlanta bond, with good security, to be approved 
$100,000. by the Mayor, in the sum of $100,000.00, for the faithful 
carrying out of their contract for furnishing and laying 
curbing, and for furnishing and laying granite block pave- 
ment, in accordance with the contract and agreement for 
the same. 
Contract to SEC. 1118. His Honor, the Mayor of the City, is hereby 


be made by 


phe Mayor, authorized and directed to execute for and in behalf of said 


ane 2nd city a contract in accordance with the foregoing provisions 
Venable. with said Venable Brothers, and said S. H. Venable shall 
‘also-in writing sign said contract, before the same shall 


have any force or effect. * 


* The contract was made and is of force. 


G 
% 
a 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER LILI. 


STREET RAILROAD COMPANIES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1119. Conform to surveys. 1135. Enacting clause. 
1120. Maintain streets. 1136. Right reserved to grant franchiscs 
1121. Charges for fare. ._ to other companies. 
1122. Tax exemption of Atlanta Street 1137. This reservation to apply to all 
ECO: companies already exercising 
1123. Numbers on ¢@ars. franchises if they apply for addi- 
1124. Not use bells near churches on tional privileges. 
Sundays. 1138. Penalty for laying tracks without 
1125. Rate of speed regulated. authority. 
1126. Paving streets. 1139. Ordinance extends to all compa- 
1127. Rules for car companies. nies—when. 
1128. Street grades furnished. 1140. Speed of cars—and stops at cross- 
1129. Duty of companies as to grades. ings. 
1130. Penalty for refusal to pay fare. 1141. Heavier grade gives right-of-way. 
1131. Penalty for obstructing platforms 1142. Slack when frightening horses. 
of cars. 1148. Penalty for violating this ordi- 
1132. Penalty for interference with nance. ; 
track. 1144. Must pay for eleven feet of paving. 
1133. Change of radius at Washington 1145. Electric car companies must have 
and Jones streets. guard wires. 
1134. Repair of streets and sidewalks 1146. Poles to be painted. 
occupied by tracks. 1147. Poles may be set without applica- 
1135-1139. Regulating grant of street tion for permit—when. 


railroad franchises. 


SEcTION 1119. It shall be the duty of street railroad 


Conform 


companies to conform to the surveys, regulations and grades to surveys. 


as they are now, or may hereafter be, established by law or 
They shall submit 
all proposed plans, courses, styles of rails, and the manner 


an ordinance of the City of Atlanta. 


of laying the same, to the Street Committee, for their ap- 
proval and sanction, which shall be obtained before they 
proceed to break ground, or occupy any of the highways 
aforesaid. 

Sec. 1120. The said railroad companies shall be at the 


Maintain 


entire cost and expense of the maintaining and repairing gfects. 


that may be necessary upon any road, street, avenue or alley, 
It shall also be 
the duty of the company to clear the streets, or other pub- 


occupied by them, for the width required. 


lic highways that they may occupy, of any obstructions 
placed upon them by said company, when the same impedes 
the trade upon such highway ; and for any neglect on their 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


‘Charges 
on road. 


Tax— 
exempt 
from. 


Numbers 
on ears. 


Street car 
bells not 
used near 
churches 
during 
worship on 
Sabbath. 


Sept. 5, 1887 


Penalty. 


Rate of 
“speed 
regulated. 


Jan. 6,°1890. 
Penalty. 


Macadam- 
izing 
Streets. 


part to do so for a period of three days, they shall be pun- 
ishable by a fine of twenty dollars for each offense, upon 
complaint of five citizens on oath or affirmation. — 

Src. 1121. The charges for passage on said roads shall 
not exceed twenty cents for any through line, and ten cents 
for half lines or short distances. . 

Src. 1122. The road, rolling and live stock of said com- 
pany * are hereby exempted from taxation for the term of 
fifty years. 

Src. 1123. It shall be incumbent on all street car com- 
panies, before placing cars on their road, to have the num- 
ber painted on some conspicuous place on each car, and any 
omission or neglect to comply with this provision shall be 
punishable by a fine of ten dollars. 

Src. 1124. It shall be unlawful for any agent, officer or 
employee of a. street car company to use bells on any ani- 
mals, or street cars, within fifty yards of any church on the 
Sabbath day during divine worship, and any person so 
offending, on conviction thereof in the Recorder’s Court, 
shall pay a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or be 
imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, either or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Src. 1125. The running speed on street railroad shall 
not be at a greater rate than six miles an hour within a 
radius of one-quarter of a mile from the northeast corner of 
the Union Passenger depot, and not greater than fifteen 
beyond said radius, and never to be greater than six miles 
at any street crossing. Any person violating this shall be 
fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in 
the calaboose not exceeding thirty days. 

Src. 1126. Said companies shall be required to mac- 
adamize or pave the width of the track, and for three feet 
on each side of every line of track in cases of necessity, to 
be judged of by the Committee on Streets; they shall be 
governed in locating the tracks by the Street Committee, 


* Atlanta St. R. R. Co. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. Oo 


nor shall they locate any track without the consent of said 
committee, or a majority thereof. 

Sec. 1127. The Mayor and Council of the City of putes for 
Atlanta hereby reserve to themselves the right, in conjune- aa ee: 
tion with the President and Directors of said companies, to 
make all needful rules and regulations for the government 
of said companies. 

Sec. 1128. When any street railroad company shall apply 
for permanent grades of any street on which it is proposed nee 
to construct a street railroad, it shall be furnished with both 
the surface and permanent grade, and said company or com- 
panies may occupy either the surface, intermediate or per- 
manent grade, 

Sec. 1129. When the said company or companies shall 
occupy either the surface, intermediate or permanent grades Duty of as 
the said company or companies shall, at their own cost and ti 
expense, place the said street and sidewalks, and all adja- 
cent cross-streets, lanes and alleys, in as good condition as 
they were before they were so occupied, and be held liable 
for any damage accruing to property holders. 

Sec. 1130. Any person who shall enter any of the cars Eanes 
of any street railroad company for the purpose of riding pay fare. 
therein, and who shall fail or refuse, on request, to pay the 
usual and proper fare or charge for the same, with intent 
to defraud the said street railroad company, shall, on penaity. 
conviction, be subject to a fine not to exceed ten dollars and 
costs, or imprisonment for ten days, one or both, in the 
discretion of the court. 

Sec. 1131. Any person not being a regular passenger on Pete bat 
such car or cars, who shall obstruct or occupy the piatform ing Plat 
of such car or cars, either by standing upon, leaning against, 
or swinging to the same, shall, on conviction, be subject to 
the same penalty prescribed in the foregoing section of this 
ordinance. 

Sec. 1132. It shall not be lawful for any person willfully | con. 
to place any obstruction on the track or road-bed of aD yulinie, oboe wiuh 


of any street railroad company located or running in or 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


through the said City of Atlanta, or unnecessarily to inter- 
fere with, or obstruct the free passage of any car, or to 
_ endanger the safety of any car, or any person in any car, run- 

ning in or through the City of Atlanta, by willfully allow- 
ing their vehicles to remain on or about the track of said 
railroad company, or by any other careless, negligent or 
willful means whatever. A violation of this section shall 
subject the offender, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding 
ten dollars, or imprisonment not longer than ten days. 

Spc. 1133. That an ordinance heretofore adopted by this 
body requiring the Atlanta Street Railroad Company to 
change the radius at the intersection of Washington and 
Jones streets from a fifty feet to a forty feet radius, and to 
pave between its tracks and for three feet on either side of 
said tracks on Jones street, and for other purposes, be, and 
the same is hereby amended as follows, viz: That in re- 
ducing said radius, said Atlanta Street Railroad Company 
shall so conform to Washington and Jones streets at their 
intersection as not to occupy or obstruct any portions of 


naa the sidewalks on Jones street and Washington street. Be 


it further ordained, That the requirements of the ordinance 
of which the foregoing is amendatory, and this amendment 
thereto be enforced. 

Src. 1134. That from and after the passage of this ordi- 
nance, the street inspector, or person appointed by the 
Commissioner of Public Works, be directed to notify the 
several street railroad companies now, or hereatter, doing 
business in the City of Atlanta, what parts of the sidewalks 
or streets of the city crossed or used by such street rail- 
road companies are out of repair on account of the tracks 
or running of the cars of such street railroad companies, 
or from the manner in which said street railroad is built 
-and operated on the public sidewalks and streets of the City 
of Atlanta, and such street railroad company failing, on 
five days’ notice, to keep and put such sidewalks and streets 
so erossed or used by such street railroad company, in 
good, smooth, passible condition, it shall be the duty of the 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. But 


Commissioner of Public Works to prevent such street rail- 

road company from crossing, or using street or sidewalk | 

so out of repair and not in good, smooth, passable condi- go3o"”” 
tion on account of such street railroad company until the 

same can be properly repaired and placed in good con- 

dition for pedestrians or vehicles, which shall be done by 

the Commissioner of Public Works, and the cost of such 

work shall be estimated by the Commissioner of Public 

Works and returned to the Clerk of Council, who shall 

issue execution therefor against such street railroad com- clerk to 
pany, and place the same in the hands of the Marshal, who at 3° 
shall collect and levy the same on any property of the street 


railroad company as usual in such cases for sales under city 


tax fi. fas. 


AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE GRANTING FRANCHISES TO 
STREET RAILROAD AND STREET CAR COMPANIES. 


Sec. 1135. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, 


miectas 
clause. 


That from and after the passage of this ordinance— 
Sec. 1136. That the Mayor and General Council of the 
City of Atlanta, in granting franchise to street railroads Sais 


and street car companies of whatever motive power, reserves fight to 


the right to grant a franchise to another company or com- inchises 
panies, when, in their judgment, the public interest and °°"™??™* 
welfare is subserved thereby, over any part of any street 
or streets, not to exceed three blocks, or 1200 feet, upon 

7% a N - 
the petitioning party or company paying a pro-rata part of panto eee 


rate 
the original cost of construction, and a pro-rata part of era 


keeping up in good repair of that part of the road-bed used 
by them jointly. 
Sec. 1137. Be it further ordained, That any street rail- vation to 


be made 
road company or street car company, of whatever motive applicable 


power, having the franchise granted prior to the passage of Sela 


- additional 
this ordinance, and petitioning the General Council for Brivilesse 


378 Part IJ].—ORDINANCES. 


nse ee — = a 


additional privileges or amendments as regards power, or — 


additional streets, or any other material change, agree to 
the provisions of the foregoing section, otherwise any ma- 
terial addition or amendment shall be denied to any such 
street railroad or street car company. 

Sec. 1138. Any street railroad company, its servants 


wie tor agents who, without authority from the Mayor and Gen- 


sat eral Council, shall lay any tracks on any street or portion 


authority. of a street, or shall displace any permanent improvement 
for making repairs, without written authority from the Com- 
missioner of Public Works shall, upon conviction thereof, 
be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each offense, 
or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, either or both, 
in the discretion of the court. 


Sec. 1139. This ordinance is construed and hereby made 
Extends 


toall a part of the agreement on'the part of the City of Atlanta, 

Ar Ay against any individual company or corporation who may 
petition to extend railroad lines, or for any material priv- 
ileges or changes, or to construct new lines through any 
street or part of a street in said city. 

ee et Src. 1139 (a). Every street railroad company crossing 

9) ea 


for street Broad street bridge with its tracks or cars, shall be requir- 
Taliroads % ‘ 
to cross ed to pay into the city treasury the sum of five thousand 


street °s for é ivl 1 i 1 
street ang Collars for the privilege of crossing said bridge, and shall 


also help actor 1 1 
keep it in thereafter be required to pay such proportion of the expense 
repair. 


May 21, ’91. 


of keeping said bridge in good repair as may be just and 
proper in the judgment of the Mayor and General Council 
in office at the time when such repairs are made. 

Sec. 1140. That one week after the passage of this ordi- 
Not to ex- nance it shall be unlawful for any street car, electric, horse- 
miles@2 power, or otherwise, to run over any street-crossing, or 


hour at 


Ste and to at an intersecting street, at a greater speed than four miles 


stop at 


such places an hour, and without giving warning by repeatedly ringing. 


a bell or gong. 


eee Src. 1141. That when two roads or tracks cross each 
graderss other it shall be the duty of the persons in charge of the 


wks etop, Motive power of the cars to come to a stand, to see that the 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 379 


crossing is clear. In cases of heavy grades the line having 
the heavy grade shall have the right-of-way, and be goy- 
erned by section 1103 of this Code. 

Sec. 1142. That when an engineer, or party in char ge of Slacken 


speed in 
the motive power of any car, shall see that his car is the ease of 


cause of frightening horses Biased to vehicles, it shall be horses, etc 
his duty to slacken his speed and cease the cause of fright 
as much as possible, and give the party driving the horses 
an opportunity of getting off the street at the first crossing. 
In case of damage to life or property, that party in charge 
of the motive power of the car is to be held responsible, for 
it is clearly his duty to keep a close watchout as to what is 
going on in front of his car. 
Sec. 1143. Any engineer or person in charge of the Penalty for 


iolatin 
motive power of any car violating any of the provisions of this ordi- 


this ordinance, shall, upon conviction before the Recorder’ 8 directing 
Court, pay a fine of not less than ten dollars and cost, or be violation. 
imprisoned not less than ten days upon the public works; 

and any manager or agent in charge of any line of street 
railroad in this city, who shall give or cause to be enforced 

orders in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, 

shall, upon conviction before the Recorder, pay a fine of 

not less than twenty-five dollars, or serve not less than 
twenty-five days upon the public works. 


Sec. 1144. In all cases where a street railroad company 7°,3y for 


shall desire to place tracks on any street which has already parca’ 


been paved, such street railroad company shall first pay franchise 
. . ° r . 
into the City Clerk, the cost of paving such street, the” 
width of eleven feet thereof being the space between the rb lae Ns, 


track, and for three feet on each side thereof, and said City their 


Clerk shall pay of said amount so paid into abutting prop- 
erty owners the pro-rata to which they are entitle. 
Src. 1144 (a). Section 1144 of this Code is hereby secona 


track of 
amended so far as it may apply to the laying of a second street rail- 
road com- 


track by the same company on the same street; such second bans One 
track shall not make any company laying it liable for! free. 


Belgian blocks, or other improvements already «made, but ™®¥ 2 ’%- 


June 20,’89. 


380 Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


the blocks or other improvements shall be replaced after 
said second track is laid, in condition acceptable to the 
City Engineer. 
nets Src. 1145. Street railway companies using electricity 
uar < 2 % 
wires to beas a motive power with an overhead system of wires, shall 
ere . 
erect and keep in good repair a guard wire (of not less than 
No. 6 gauge) tightly strung two feet above the wire or wires 
used to ‘convey the current to the car motor. 
Src. 1146. All companies or corporations having poles 
Poles to be . : 
painted. erected on the streets or sidewalks shall be required to have 
the name of said company or corporation stamped or printed 
June 5, 790. 
on each pole. 
Src. 1147. It is the sense of this Council that persons 


Allowi : 
personsto Who are setting posts at the edge of sidewalks for the pur- 


without pose of building fences, will not be required to apply to the: 


applying 


toCommis- Commissioner of Public Works for a permit to do so, but. 


sioner of ; i 
Public may remove the brick necessary to set said posts, and 


Work 
» e | 2 * 
May 6, 1889. replace same after being set. The work of replacing to be 
done in a proper and workman-like manner, and if not so 


done, then the Commissioner of Public Works shall have it. 


done at the expense of the property owner. 


; 


Part II].—ORDINANCES. © 381 


CHAPTER LIII. 


CITY COMPTROLLER. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1148. How appointed and confirmed. 1156(c). Departments of appropriation 
1149. Term of office—two years—unless and expenditures. 
removed for cause. 1156(d). Duplicate bills required. 
1150. Oath, bond and salary.- 1156(e). Manner daily reports. 
1151. Books and aecounts to be kept. 1156(f). When ordinance went into ef- 
1152. All receipts to be countersigned fect. 
by. 1157. Furnish statements of vouchers 
1153. Officer giving receipt must have it ' and warrants at each regular meet- 
so countersigned. ing of Council. 
1154. No warrant to issue until Comp- 1158. Must keep record of officers’ fees. 
troller audits claim. 1159. Preamble of ordinance requiring 
1155. May require sworn evidence as to estimates. 
justice of claims against city. 1160-1. Departments, etce., must file esti- 
Office hours. mates in April and December. 
1156. apt yas to aid Comptroller— | 1162, apportionments not to be exceed- 


1156(a). Water receipts. OG Tra Depa tines. 


1156(b). Rents due city collected by 
Clerk. 


Section 1148. The City Comptroller shall be appointed Appointed 
by Mayor 


by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the General Council and eee a 


by a two-thirds vote of the members. present at a regular General 
; Council by 
meeting thereof. HNN oe 

Sec. 1149. At the first regular meeting of the Mayor germ trom 

eae y, 1889, 
and General Council in May, 1889, the Mayor shall to Apri,’ 
é 1391— 
communicate to the General Council the nomination of a Aiterwards 
terms 0 
person for said office. The person first appointed and two years 
; i ach. 
confirmed as City Comptroller shall serve until the first 
regular meeting of the Mayor and General Council in ypayor may 
April, 1891, and until his successor is appointed, confirmed for cause. 
and qualified, unless sooner removed by Mayor for cause. 
All subsequent appointments shall be for a term of two 
years, with the same right of removal by the Mayor for 
cause. 

5] ri ° . 

Sec. 1150. The City Comptroller shall be paid a salary ggjary oath 
of three thousand dollars per annum. He shall qualify by °"° P°"% 
taking an oath for the faithful performance of his duties, 
and by giving a bond to said city in the sum of five 


thousand dollars with good securities, subject to approval 


382 - Part I[].—ORDINANCES. 


————d 


by the Mayor, conditioned for the faithful performance of 
his duties. 
Sec. 1151. It shall be the duty of the City Comptroller to 
Duty to 


keep gen- open and keep a general set of books for said city, and to keep 
eral set of . 5 . ; 
books cov- regular and correct accounts showing the financial transac- 
ering a 


receipts tions of the city, which shall embrace an account of all 


bee ts receipts and disbursements of money by said city, and 


separately and under proper heads each cause or source of 
receipt, of disbursement, accounts with all persons and all 
city officers who have money transactions with said city. 
Sec. 1152. No warrant or order for the payment of 
Must coun- money, license, permit or receipt is issued or given by any 


tersign all 


receipts, officer or agent of said city, shall be valid until presented 


to and countersigned by the Comptroller. 


Sec. 1153. It shall be the duty of every officer in said 
Officer who . : Was: ; . 
givesre- city, in every department thereof, to give receipts to any 
ceipt must 


have iten- and all persons from whom they receive any money. Every 
erea anc 


counter- officer of said city issuing any warrant or order for payment 
signed by = 


Comptrol't of money, license or permit, or executing any receipts, shall, 
before delivering the same, present it to the City Comp- 
troller to be entered and countersigned by him. 

Sec. 1154. No warrant shall be issued by the Clerk of 


No warrant Council in payment of any account, claim or demand of any 
to issue 


untilclaim description until said account, claim or demand has been 
audited by , 


Regal entered upon the books of the city by said City Comptroller ; 


tod uati Nor shall any fi. fa. issued by the Clerk of Council be valid 


saredby and of force until the same has been certified by the City 
him. 


Comptroller, as entered upon the books of the city, and 
charged to the officer to whom said fi. fa. is delivered. 


Sec. 1155. Whenever a warrant or claim shall be pre- 
May 
require 


id < ; ; Pe 
to justice’ require evidence that the amount claimed is justly due, and 


of claim. 


April 15,’89 


sented to the City Comptroller he shall have power to 


for that purpose may summon before him any officer, agent, 
or employee of any department of said city, or any other 
person, and examine him upon oath or affirmation relative 
to said warrant or claim. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. peeks 


Sec. 1156. The office hours of the City Comptroller 4... 


shall be from 9 A. M. to 5 Pp. M. each day, and whenever ros pena OP 


necessary, on account of the temporary increase of business, uaitor 


: ° -_, to assist 
the Mayor may direct the Auditor and Recorder to assist when 

: ordered by 
the Comptroller. Mayor. 


Src. 1156 (a). The Secretary of Water-works shall make wee 
out a book containing the name, amount, etc., each receipts. 
water consumer is due the city; said book shall have two 
stubs, and both stubs and receipt shall be numbered alike, 
and when the consumer desires to pay same, the Secretary 
shall write up the stubs and receipt, verifying same on each 
stub and receipt. He shall retain one stub to keep his 
accounts, and turn over the other stub and receipt to the 
Tax Collector, who shall collect and enter them upon his 
books. The Secretary shall make daily detailed reports of 
receipts, also monthly reports so turned over, to the Comp- 
troller, who shall hold the Tax Collector responsible for 
their collection, and the Tax Collector shall also make daily 
detailed reports to the Comptroller, accompanied with said 
stubs for verification. The Tax Collector shall receive 
credit and the Treasurer debited upon exhibition of receipt 
of deposit of same, which shall be made daily. The Col- 
lector and Treasurer shall also make monthly reports to the 
Comptroller. 

Sec. 1156 (6). Rents, ete., due the city and unprovided penis now 
for in the foregoing, shall be paid to the City Clerk, who is °!°*** 
empowered to receipt for same, and shall deposit with Treas- 
urer, and be credited when he presents certificate of such 
deposit to the Comptroller. 

Sec. 1156 (c). Be it further ordained, That in order to eves 
keep correct accounts and ascertain the exact amounts @28, 
expended under different heads in the city government, that 
the following departments are hereby created, and all war- 
rants upon the Treasurer shall be drawn upon the fund 
appropriated for that department creating the expenditure; 
and unless it shall be so stated upon its face, shall not be 
paid by him. 


384 


Part II].—ORDINANCES. 


Appropria- 
tions to be 
made for 
each de- 
partment. 


DEPARTMENTS OF APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES. 


1. Department of Mayor.—Salaries; miscellaneous. 

2. Department of Council.—Salaries; miscellaneous. 

3. Department of City Hall.—Rent; salary messenger, 
etc.; miscellaneous. 

4, Department of Finance.—Bonds; loans; interest and 
coupons; surplus fund; redemption fund ; School of Tech- 
nology; miscellaneous. 

5. Department of Police.—Salaries Commissioners; pay- 
rolls, Chief, officers, patrolmen, etc.; miscellaneous. 

6. Department of Tax.—Salaries Collector, Assessors, 
Treasurer, Collector street improvement, etc.; miscellaneous. 

Department of Fire.—Salaries Building Inspectors; 
pay rolls Chief and men; miscellaneous. 

8. Department of Cemetery.—Salary Sexton; pay rolls 
men; miscellaneous. 


9. Department of Sewers.—Paid by city; paid by assess- 
ment; miscellaneous. 

10. Department of Streets —Ordinary work; blocks, 
rubble, ete.; curbing and sidewalks; opening and widening 
streets; grading by contract; bridges by contract; miscel- 
laneous. 

11. Department of Engineers.—Salaries and pay rolls; 
miscellaneous. 

12. Department of Commissioner Public Works.—Sala- 
ries and pay rolls; miscellaneous. 

13. Department of Water-works.—Salaries Commis- 
sioners, pay rolls, ete.; miscellaneous. 

14. Department of Street Lights.—Electric Light Com- 
pany; salary Inspector, etc.; miscellaneous. 

15. Department of Wells, Pumps and Cisterns.—Miscel- 
laneous. 

16. Department of hd sane Attorney, Assistant 
Attorney, Recorder, Investigator, ete.; settlements, suits and 
claims; miscellaneous. 

17. Department of Parks.—Miscellaneous. 


eae hte 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 385 


18. Department of Relief.—Salaries Warden and City 
Physicians; transportation paupers; genera] relief; dona- 
tion to hospitals, etc.; miscellaneous. 

19. Department of Public Schools.—Salaries Superin- 
tendent, teachers, etc.; buildings and repairs; purchase 
school lots; miscellaneous. 

20. Department of City Comptroller—Salaries and pay 
rolls; miscellaneous. 

21. Department of Bridges.— 

22. Department of Sanitary.—Salaries Board of Health, 
pay rolls, ete.; puchase horses and mules; purchase wagons, 

ee supplies ; miscellaneous. 
3. Department of Contingent.—Miscellaneous. 

i 1156 (d). Be it further ordained, That all bills made pins made 
out against the City of Atlanta for payment shall be made aaa 
in duplicate upon bill heads in the department to which it 
relates, and shall be approved by the official head of that 
department, the chairman of the committee who has super- 
vision of same, and the City Comptroller. The Mayor, or 
Mayor pro tem., having satisfied himself of the correctness of 
the account, shall draw a warrant upon the City Treasurer 
for the amount of same, when he shall require the dupli- 
eate bill and stub of warrant to be signed by the per- 
son obtaining payment. The City Comptroller shall then 
countersign the warrant and require the original account 
to be receipted, which he shall file away in his office for 
reference. The City Treasurer is then authorized to pay 
the warrant. 

Sec. 1156 (e). That the City Treasurer shall report to pyeasurer 
the Comptroller daily and monthly the deposits made with Riv tc. 
him by collecting officers of the city. He shall also report °°” 
daily the amounts paid out by him for interest, coupons and 
bonds, for which he has received no warrant, and also the 
cash balance remaining daily, with a detailed statement of 
warrants paid, with number, name and amount of each. 


386 Part II.—OrpINANCES. 


Sec. 1156 (f). Be it further ordained, That the provi- 
sions of this ordinance shall take effect on and after the first 
day of July, 1889, and that all officers of the city govern- 
ment of Atlanta effected thereby shall be required to comply 
with its requirements, and have books, papers, ete., properly 
prepared by that date, to carry them into effect. 

Sec. 1157. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Counci!, That the Comptroller of the city shall furnish, at 


Statements 
of vouchers 


each regular meeting of the General Council, and to the Al- 
July 1, 789. A 
dermanic Board, a statement of each voucher approved and 


each warrant drawn, and the consideration for it and the 
fund on which it is drawn. 
Sec. 1158. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Kier. Council, That the City Comptroller be required to keep a 
kept book of entries of all fees collected by city officers, and that 
said books be subject to inspection of the Mayor and General 
Council. 
Sec. 1159. WHEREAS, It is necessary, in order that the 
Mayor and Council may be enabled to make an intelligent 
and proper distribution of money raised by taxation among 
the various departments of the city government for their 
support and maintainance, as the demands of each may 
severally require, and that each of these departments may 
be restricted in their disbursements to the amounts appor- 
tioned to each of them; that statements of the amounts 
required by each department be made to the Council for 
consideration and guidance before the time of making said 
apportionments; therefore, 
Boards, Sec. 1160. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 


officers and 


depart? = Council, That the Board of Education, the Board of Health, 


ments 
must fle , the Board of Police Commissioners, the Board of Water 
matesor ~Commissioners, the Board of Park Commissioners, the 
cost of : . a eons 
maintain. Chief of the Fire Department, and the Commissioner. of 
ing depart- A 5 : 
ments in Public Works, shall each file with the Clerk of Council, to 
pril an i ; 4 
December be transmitted by him to the Mayor and General Council 
of each y 7 
eats a statement of the amount, as nearly as can be estimated, 


April',"88 of maintaining their departments for the year. Said state- 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 387 


ment shall set forth the various objects of expenditure, and 
specify the sum necessary for each of them. 

Sec. 1161. Be it further ordained, That each of the Estimates 
above named departments, by their proper officers, are hereby A Nokes 
required to file said statements of estimated expenditures 
with the Clerk of Council the last Mondays of April and 
December of each year. 

Sec. 1162. Be it further ordained, That after the appor- 
tionments to the various departments above named have 
been made by. the Mayor and Council, the Board of Alder- 
men concurring, that no bill of expenditure incurred, or 
authorized by any of said departments, in excess of the 
apportionment thus fixed, shall be paid by this body. 

Sec. 1163. The Department of Bridges is hereby created, pepart- 
and all accounts for expenditure of money for building or createa. 
repairing bridges shall be made on bill heads against the 
Department, and shall be paid for from funds appropriated |. 
by the Council to this Department; and the City Comp- bow kept 
troller is hereby authorized to draw warrants on this de- Warants 
partment when properly approved, and the City Treasurer yar. 90,91 
is authorized to pay same when signed by the Mayor, as in 
case of other warrants drawn upon the Treasurer. 


388 


Applica- 
tion— 
Approval, 
ete. 


Alleys 
preferred. 


Only one 
side of 
street used 
for main 
line. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER LIV. 


OVERHEAD ELECTRIC WIRES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1164. Application, plan and -approval. 1178. Rules may be added to or modi- 
1165. Alleys to be used when practica- fied by city. 
ble. 1179. Fire alarm gongs in each power 
1166. Only one side of street used for station. 
main line. 1180. Regulates wires entering build- 
1167. Power wires kept separate from ings. 
other wires. 1181-1187. BOARD OF ELECTRIC CONTROL. 
1168. Roofs not used without owner’s | 1181. Creates Board of Electric Control. 
consent. 1182. Inspect construction of electric 
1169. Insulated supports and separation lines and appliances. 
of wires. 1183. Employ Superintendent electrical 
1170. Kinds of insulators which may be affairs. 
used. 1184. Superintendent’s duties. 
1171. Guard irons and wires. 1185. Must have a central office, etc. 
1172. How and at whose expense wires 1186. Penalty for violating this ordi- 
kept apart. nance. 
1173. Ground connections must be de- 1187. Ordinance not construed to re- 
tected and remedied. lieve liability. 
1174. Requires removal of wires, poles, | 1188. Wires not interfered with without 
etc , no longer in use. notice to company. 
1175. Powers reserved by city. 1189. Penalty for breaking globes or 
1176. Metallic circuits required. lamps. 
1177. All privileges suspended if ordi- | 1190. Committee on lights, street rail- 
nance not complied with. road and electric construction. 


Src. 1164. Applications for permits to set poles must 
be accompanied by a plan indicating the proposed location 
of same. Such plan, if approved, may be so approved 
under modification in minor details, subject to the approval 
of the City Engineer and committee haying such matters 
in charge. 

Sec. 1165. It shall not be admissible to occupy any main 
street with new poles or other supports where it is practi- 
cable to penetrate any district or supply the occupants of 
any one square by erecting such poles or supports in the 
alley-ways. 

Sec. 1166. The poles of a main line on any street must 
be confined to one side of the street, unless a special per- 
mit to the contrary be granted, and in future construction 
poles of sufficient size and height shall be used as to admit 
of all telephone and alarm wires being placed on the same 
poles—all persons or companies using the poles paying a 
pro-rata part of the construction, according to service. The 


Parr II].—ORDINANCES. 389 


city reserves the right to place fire-alarm wires on all poles 
erected on her streets, alley-ways or public places, without 
cost. 


Sec. 1167. All poles carrying telegraph or electric light Power 
¢ ‘ wires to be 
and power wires must be placed, wherever possible, on the separated 
: i ‘ from other 
opposite side the street from telephone and alarm wires. wires. 


poe, 2 : a iat gd 5 39 pa he = = Roofs, ete. 
Sec. 1168. Roofs or other parts of buildings must not (008, 6» 


without 
consent of 
owner. 


be used in the support of wires without the consent of the 

owners thereof properly certified to the City Engineer. 
Sec. 1169. All electric ght and power wires must be msulatea 
$3 supports 


fastened to insulated supports by insulated tie-wires; the required, 
y and wires 


use of uninsulated tie-wires is prohibited; all tie-wires must to be well 
have an insulation equal to that of the conducting wire. 
Wires must be tightly stretched, and never allowed to sag 
to such an extent as to be capable of coming in contact 
with each other, with signs or other neighboring objects. 
Sec. 1170. In running along walls all wires shall be Kinds of 


insulators, 
rigidly attached to the same by non-conducting fastenings, &» 


“? required. 
and shall not hang from projecting insulators in loose 
loops. All are light wires shall be placed at not less than 
one foot, and all incandescent wires at not less than six 
inches apart, and whenever they approach any conducting 
body capable of furnishing a ground connection, they must 
be rigidly secured and separated from the same by some 
approved non-conductor. The use of porcelain knobs as 
insulators on the outside of buildings is prohibited, except 
in-dry places, when an approved special insulator must be 
used on the wires. Wires must not be.so placed as to 
render it easily possible for water to form a cross connection 
between them. 

Sec. 1171. Where angles occur in the line, subjecting gyara 
the supports to increased strain, guard irons must be placed eagle 
at the outer ends of cross-arms. Guard wires must also be 
placed wherever their presence would prevent telephone, 
telegraph or other wires from coming into accidental con- 
tact with electric light, power and trolley wires for electric 
street railways. 


390 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


Second 
company 
to pay ex- 
pense of 
raising 
wires— 
when. 


Ground 
econnec- 


tions must 
be detected tions. Tests for grounds shall be made at least three times 


an ; 
remedied. 


Powers 
reserved. 


Metallic 
circuits 
required. 


Sec. 1172. Wherever it is necessary for any electric ight 
ys : gnt, 


power or trolley wires to be run under telegraph, fire-alarm 


or telephone wires, permission shall be granted to do so, 
but the company running such wire or wires shall pay the 
expense of raising the other wires, so that said wires shall not 
be less than five feet above said electric light, power or trol- 
ley wires, to make them entirely safe; and whenever any 
telegraph, fire-alarm or telephone company wish to stretch 
wires above any electric light, power or trolley wires, they 
must cross not less than five feet above said wires. The 
guard wires above each trolley wire must consist of two 
wires, not less than No. 9 gauge, and be tightly strung not 
less than two feet above said trolley wire and twelve inches 
to each side. The cost of such guard wires and guard irons 
or change of poles shall be borne by the persons or com- 
pany making the last construction. 

Sec. 1173. All circuits shall be provided with some 
approved device for declaring or detecting ground connec- 


sach day; when a ground connection occurs, if must be 
found and remedied without delay. 

Sec. 1174. Loop wire poles and other supports no longer 
in use shall be removed. 

Sec. 1175. In granting permits to erect poles for pur- 
poses of electric light or power, the Mayor and General 
Council reserve the right—if the interests of the city so 
require—to authorize other companies or persons to use the 
same poles for the same purposes, upon the payment to the 
owner thereof of a proper compensation, to be determined by 
agreement. All permits will be subject to this condition, 
and in accepting a permit the applicant binds himself 
according thereto. This same mode of settlement or agree- 
ment applies to telephone, telegraph and other wires, as 
mentioned in section 2. | 

Sec. 1176. All currents shall be run with metallic 
circuits, the return wire of each circuit being brought to 
the station on the same with and cross-arm on each pole in 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 391 


order to neutralize the inductive ettects, and create as little 
disturbance as possible on adjacent wires. The Electric 
Light Company shall have permission to trim trees, subject 
to the direction of the City Engineer, whenever necessary 
to clear their wires of escape or leakage, to render them 
less dangerous to life. Trees are to be trimmed with care, 
and only when necessary. 
Sec. 1177. The provinces of this ordinance are to go All privi 


. ° ° e ges sus- 
into immediate effect, as regards future construction, and pended in 


ase of 

all necessary changes in the present construction to meet non: com- 
pliance 

the provisions of the same to be made by the first day of with 


April, 1890, and any violation or refusal on the part of Se 
any person or company to make such alterations and 
changes in their present or future construction, as may be 
demanded in conformity to said rules and regulations, shall 
work immediate suspension of all permits. held by the 
company or persons guilty of such violation or refusal, and 
in case of persistent violation of requirements, and in case 
of dangerous necessity, the City Engineer or Committee 
having such matters in charge is authorized to instruct the 
police or the inspector to cut out lights or to cut out the 
current in the locality concerned, and to enforce the dis- 
continuance of all rights until the rules are complied with. 

Sec, 1178. In granting permits for overhead electric... 
construction with these rules and regulations, the Mayor Mea $.° 
and General Council reserve the right to add to or modify BOC ae te. 
said rules and regulations, and if it should prove necessary 
to have arms or all electric wires placed underground. 

Sec. 1179. The Fire Department of the city shall place ee 


oO be 
the station of every electric light or power company at the placed in 


each power 
latter’s expense, a suitable gong and indicator connecting S#4°" 
with the fire lines, by which shall be indicated the location °*™® 
of all fires. On the breaking out of a fire in any district 
in which any electric light or power company has wires, 
such companies shall forthwith send a man prepared to 
remove the same, under the direction of the Chief of the 
Fire Department or his assistant. 


392 


Entering 
buildings. 


Feb. 3, 1890. 


Board of 
Electric 
Control. 


Inspect 
construc- 
tion of all 
electrical 
lines,appli- 
ances, etc. 


Employ 
superin- 
tendent o: 
electrical 
affairs. 


Duties of 
superin- 
tendent of 
electrical 
affairs. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Src. 1180. When wires enter a building, they must be 
encased in continuous pieces of hard, insulating tubing, so 
inclined as to oppose the entrance of water, and the outer 
end of this tubing must be sealed with some plastic insu- 
lating material in such manner as to exclude all moisture. 

Src. 1181. That a Board of Electrical Control is hereby 
created, and it shall consist of three members; the chair- 
man of the committee on electric lights and other electrical 
structures, the City Engineer, and the Chief of the Fire 
Department; and the chairman of the Electrical Committee 
of the General Council, shall be chairman of the Board of 
Electrical Control. 

Src. 1182. It shall be the duty of the Board of Electri- 
cal Control to inspect, or have inspected, all electrical con- 
struction of whatever character, connections inside and out- 
side, with buildings, insulation of wires, and shall have 
power to order any defective construction repaired, remoy- 
ed, or built, when, in their judgment, life and property will 


be better protected thereby; and it shall be their duty to see 


that all laws of force now or that may be hereafter enacted, 
governing electrical power or construction, are strictly 
complied with. 

Sec. 1183. The Board of Electrical Control shall have 
power to employ a competent man, who shall be known as 
Superintendent of Electrical Affairs, and who shall be 
under and subject to the orders of the said board. And 
the salary to be paid the said Superintendent shall not 
exceed twelve hundred dollars per year. 

Sec. 1184. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent 
of Electrical Affairs to look after and keep in proper con- 
dition all electrical wires and alarm-boxes used in any 
department of the city government, and shall inspect all 
overhead street construction, poles, brackets, cross-arms, 
etc., all connections inside or outside with buildings, and 
such other electrical work as may be required of him by 
the Board of Electrical Control. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 393 


Sec. 1185. He shall have a central headquarters, and ritnete 
shall keep a record of all applications to set poles, string ones état 
wires in streets or houses, ete., whether approved or rejected, 
and shall immediately inspect all new work and report the 
same to the board. 


Sec. 1186. That it shall be unlawful for any company or Penalty for 


ailing to 
8 ax pins no arirag . ~ - ieaqale comply 
person to set poles, string wires, or make any electrical con- veda 


nections with buildings within the incorporate limits of the ordinance, 
City of Atlanta without the permission to do the same from ™#¥ 115% 
said board ; and any company, firm or person, violating this 
permission, shall, upon conviction before the Recorder, pay 
a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than 
five hundred dollars, or work not less than ten days, nor 
more than thirty days, on the public works of the city, or 
both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the Recorder. 

Sec. 1187. That nothing herein contained shall be con- ordinance 


’ : Bee eb not con- 
strued to relieve any firm or company -from liability, or strued to 


relieve 
moral responsibility, in case of accident to life or damage ape 
to property in the operation of their plant or plants. 


Sec. 1188. It shall be unlawful for any person or per- penalty for 


’ : : : : : : : 4 interfering 
sons, 1m erecting scaffolding or In putting up signs, or in we wires 


. 5 . ithout 
any other way, to cut or interfere with the arrangements notice 
é : : the 
of electric wires (telegraph, telephone, ete.,) without first company 


Soe controlling 
notifying the person or company that the wires to be so them. 
interfered with belong to, and if any person or persons J@®- 6 1891. 
handling timber, or having work done about any of said 
wires should, by accident, cause any of said wires to be 
broken or disarranged, he shall immediately notify the 
person or company owning said wires of their condition, 
and upon neglect to so do shall, upon conviction, pay a fine 
of not less than ten dollars, or serve not less than ten days 
on the publie works. 

Sec. 1189. That any person or persons who may in any Penalty for 

breaking 
way maliciously deface or break any of the electric globes gloves or 
amps. 
lamps shall, for the first offense, pay a fine of not less 
- 2 Dee. 17, ’89. 
than ten dollars, or serve ten days on the publie works: 


for the second offense, pay a fine of twenty-five dollars, or 


394 


Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 


Dec. 16, ’89. 


Election. 


Bond. 


serve twenty-five days, and for the third and each offense 
thereafter shall serve not less than thirty days in the public 
works. 

Sec. 1190. That after this year the standing Committee 
on Gas and Lamps be abolished, and in lieu thereof that 
standing Committee on Lights, Street Railroads and Elec- 
tric Construction in the Streets be appointed, consisting of 
three members of the General Council. 


CHAPTER LV. 


TAX COLLECTOR, RECEIVERS AND ASSESSORS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1191. Tax collector—separate office. 1204. Other books to be kept. 
1192. Oath and bond. 1205. Oath of tax receivers as to returns 
1193. Office where located. required. 
1194. Tax receivers and assessors. 1206. Oath of owners of personalty 
1195. Election and term of office. tuxed. 
1196. Whole time required. 1207. The collector separated from the 
1197. Oaths and bonds. receivers. 
1198. Failure to return—property to be 1208. Duties of receivers and assessors, 

assessed. and resulting duties of other offi- 
1199. Names of delinquents entered on cers. 

books. 1209. Engineer to make out and num- 
1200. Not enter private residences with- ber paving bills. 

out consent. 1210. Bills collected by tax collector 
1201. False returns. who makes daily settlements and 
1202. Shall hear proof of values when reports. 

required. 1211. He also collects miscellaneous 
1203.. Tax digest. items. 


Section 1191. The office of Tax Collector shall be a 
separate and distinct office, and he shall be elected by the 
Council at the same time the other city officers are elected, 
and his duties shall be defined by resolution or ordinance 
—together with the compensation to be allowed him, and 
the bond and security to be given—before his election each 
and every term. 

Sec. 1192. Before the Tax Collector of the City of 
Atlanta enters on the duties of his office, he shall give bond, 
with good and sufficient security, in such sum asthe Mayor 
and General Council shall, by resolution, determine, for 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 395 


the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and 
take the oath prescribed for other officers. 

Sec. 1193. The said Tax Collector shall have his office opice. 
at the City Hall, in the room now known as the City 
Clerk’s office. | 

Sec. 1193 (a). The Tax Collector shall open and close oho l. 


the books for collecting taxes at such time as the Mayor Ge 


and General Council shall, each year, by resolution, deter- (loses 


mine, of which he shall give notice through the daily °°?" 
papers of the city. 

Sec. 1193 (6). The said Collector of Taxes shall make pelea 
a return to the Comptroller, who shall enter the same on 
his books, and pay over the same to the City Treasurer at 
least once a day all moneys belonging to the City of 
Atlanta, and shall do and perform all such duties as are 
now or may hereafter be designated by the Mayor and Gen- 
eral Council. 

Sec. 1194. The Mayor and General Council of said city Assessors 
shall elect three Tax Receivers and Assessors, whose duty 'ece!vers. 
it shall be to assess the real estate in said city for taxation, 
and to receive returns of property, both real and personal, 
and in cases of failure to return personal property for tax- 
ation, or failure to make a true return, or attempted fraud 
in returning the same, to assess the value of personal prop- 
erty for taxation. 

Sec. 1195. One of said Tax Receivers and Assessors giection. 
shall be elected to hold his office until July, 1882, and one 
until July, 1883. Their successors shall be elected and 
hold their offices for two years, and until their successors 
are elected and qualified. They shall have such compen- 
sation as the Mayor and General Council shall prescribe 
before their election, which shall not be changed during 
their terms. They shall take such oath and give such bond 
as may be required by said’ Mayor and General Council.* 


* May be fixed annually. See Charter. 


396 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Whole 
time given 
to city. 


Bond and 
oath. 


Failure to 
return. 


Name of 
delin- 
quents. 


Shad] not 
enter 
private 
residence. 


False 
returns. 


Sec. 1196. The Receivers and Assessors and the Tax 
Collector of said city shall give their whole time to the ser- 
vice of the city during such business hours as the Mayor 
and General Council may prescribe during their terms. 

Sec. 1197. The Tax Receivers and Collector of said city 
shall discharge the duties above specified, in addition to 
those now required by law, and shall give sufficient bond. 
with sureties, to be approved by the Mayor and General 
Council, and shall take such oath before the Mayor as the 
Mayor and General Council may prescribe. 

Sec. 1198. If any person fails, neglects or refuses to 
make a return of his or her personal property, subject to 
taxation under the charter and ordinances of the Tax Re- 
ceivers and Assessors, or to truly answer such questions as 
may be asked, or to submit his personal property for the 
inspection and valuation of the Tax Receivers and Asses- 
sors as provided, then it shall be the duty of the Tax 
Receivers and Assessors, jointly, from the best information 
they can get in reference to the amount and value of the 
personal property owned and possessed by such person, to 
arrive at the true value of the same and place it upon their 
books. 

Sec. 1199. They shall also enter upon their books the 
name of any person, firm, joint-stock company, or cor- 
poration, who shall either fail or refuse to give in their 
property, and of all they are unable to find, and whom 
they may believe to be subject to tax on personal property, 
and of all persons subject to street tax. 

Src. 1200. In the discharge of the duties above speci- 
fied, the Tax Receivers and Assessors shall not enter the 
private residence of. any person against the consent of the 
occupants, 

Src. 1201. In case of false, fraudulent, or unfair returns, 
the Tax Receivers and Assessors shall cite the person , 
making the same to appear before them on some day to be 
fixed by them, within the period mentioned in the fore- 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 397 


going section, and show cause why the return should not 
be corrected. 

Sec. 1202. Upon any such person so cited appearing shai hear 
before them, they may, and shall if requested, hear evidence pe 
as to the real value of the property in dispute, and deter- 
mine the same. If such person so cited refuse or neglects 
to appear, his return shall be corrected by the Tax Receiy- 
ers and Assessors, according to the best information they 
‘can get. ; 

Sec, 1203. After all the returns are in and corrected, Tax Digest. 
(where corrections are necessary), the Tax Receivers and 
Assessors shall enter the same upon the usual Tax Digest 
of the city, in the proper column of said book. 

Sec. 1204. It shall be the duty of the Tax Receivers and pooxs, 
Assessors to have prepared suitable books for the purpose 
of receiving returns as provided in the foregoing sections. 

Sec. 1205. The Tax Receivers and Assessors of the City Oth ies 

of Atlanta shall take and subscribe before the 1 Mayor the snd (hss 
following oath or affirmation: “You do solemnly swear 
(or affirm) that you will well and truly discharge the duties 
of Tax Receivers and Assessors of the City of Atlanta, and 
that you will endeavor, to the best of your knowledge and 
ability, to obtain a just, fult and complete return of all per- 
sonal property subject to taxation by the charter and ordi- 
nances of the City of Atlanta, and also a full and complete 
return of all persons subject to street duty in said city. 
And you do further swear (or affirm) that you will truly 
and correctly administer the oath prescribed by the city 
ordinance to each and every person making return for tax- 
ation, so help you God.” 

Sec. 1206, The following oath (or affirmation) shall be oath of 
administered to each and every person making returns for toler 
taxation to the Tax Receivers and Assessors. “You do sol- ““?"*"* 
emnly swear (or affirm) that the return which you are about 
to make shall be a just and true statement of all personal 
property of every kind which you held or owned on the 
first day of April (inserting here the year), or were inter- 


398 


Mar, 4, ’78. 


Collector 
and Re- 
celver sep- 
arate. 


ASseSs- 

ments of 
real and 
personal 


property. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


ested in, either in your own right or the right of any persom 
or persons whomsoever, either as parent, guardian, execu- 
tor, administrator, agent or trustee, or in any other manner 
whatsoever, to the best of your knowledge, information and 
belief. You do further swear that you will correctly answer 
all questions asked you by the Tax Receivers and Assessors 
in reference to said return, and that you have not conveyed 


or assigned to others, or removed out of the city, any prop-- 


erty to avoid returning the same for taxation.” 
Sec. 1207. That the Tax Collector and the Assis- 
tant Tax Receivers and Assessors shall be separate and 


distinct officers, and shall each perform such duties as are 


hereinafter prescribed for their conduct and observance by 
this ordinance, and shall be known as Tax Collector and 
Tax Assessors and Receivers, respectively. 


Sec. 1208. The Tax Assessors and Receivers shall assess 
real and personal property and receive returns for taxes as. 


they do now, for taxation, making three digests, one for use 


in their office, one for the Tax Collector and one for the 


Comptroller. They shall make the footings so as to show 


the amount the Tax Collector shall collect on real estate,. 


personalty, street tax, sanitary assessments, etc., separately, 


and the Tax Collector shall receipt the Comptroller for 


same for collection. The Tax Collector shall make daily 


deposits of taxes collected to the City Treasurer, taking his. 


receipt for the same, and both the Tax Collector and Treas- 


urer shall make daily reports of same to the Comptroller, 


who shall debit the one and credit the other. The Tax Col- 


lector shall also make monthly reports to the Comptroller 


of the receipts in his office. When the Tax Collector shall 


have completed his collections on the 20th day of Septem-. 


ber of each year, he shall turn over his digest to the Tax 


Assessors, taking their receipt for balance uncollected, who. 


shall examine it and make up three execution dockets from 
the delinquent tax payers, one of which is to be kept by 
them, and one delivered to the City Comptroller, and one 


to the City Marshal. The Assessor shall foot up the amount 


~ 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 399 


of these uncollected taxes upon these dockets, and the City 
Comptroller shall take receipt from the City Marshal for 

the same for collection and cancel the City Tax Collector’s ve, 
receipt if found correct. The Marshal shall collect and eolleceinn 
turn over daily to the Treasurer such collections as he may 
make from executions issued by the Clerk from the above 
named book, and the Marshal and the Treasurer shall make 
daily reports of same to the Comptroller, who shall credit 
the one and debit the other. The Marshal and ‘Treasurer 
shall also make monthly reports to the Comptroller. All 
property purchased by the City at Marshal’s sales for city 
taxes, and insolvent fi. fas. also, shall be credited to the 
Marshal on his execution docket by the Tax Assessor, which 
shall be turned over to them for that purpose, and report 
same to Comptroller to be credited on receipt. The Tax 
Assessors shall then make up three books containing a 
description of the deeds made by the Marshal to the city, 
which shall be alphabetically arranged and numbered to 
correspond with the numbers on the said deeds, one book to 
be kept by them, one to be delivered to the City Clerk and 
one to the Comptroller, who shall take a receipt for same 
from the City Clerk for collection. Collections made on 
this book by the Clerk to be turned over daily to the Treas- 
urer, taking his receipt for same, and both the Clerk and 
Treasurer shall report same to the Comptroller, who shall 
credit the one and debit the other. They shall also make 
monthly reports to the Comptroller. The Tax Assessors 
shall also make up dockets as above for all delinquent taxes, 
either personal or real, or licenses, etc., which shall be 
receipted for to the Comptroller by the Marshal for collec- | 
tion, and collected in the same manner as in cases of other 
property set forth above; the Assessors to make a detailed 
list of insolvent fi. fas. for the Comptroller to credit the 
Marshal’s receipt with. 


Src. 1209. The City Engineer shall make out all bills, 
" i ‘ p Engineer to 
for curbing sidewalks, street paving, sewer assessments, etc., eis a 

which shall be numbered consecutively and entered by him ?""* 


400 Parr I].—ORDINANCES. 


in books prepared for that purpose, which he shall turn 
over to the Comptroller and the bills to the Tax Collectors 
for collection, and he shall be receipted for by the Tax Col- 
lector to the Comptroller. 

Sec. 1210. The Tax Collector shall receive credit for 
lected by COllections on above accounts, and the Treasurer be charged 
Bese, ~=—s With the same upon presentation of daily receipts from the 

Treasurer. The Tax Assessors shall make execution dockets 
elements against delinquents under this heal as set forth in cases of 
delinquents for general tax, and the Comptroller shall credit 

the Tax Collector and debit the Marshal for such fi. fas. 
Src. 1211. The City Tax Collector shall collect all mis- 
cellaneous items due the city, such as rents, ete., and he is 
hereby empowered to receipt for the same, and shall deposit 
with the Treasurer the same day on which they are made, 


Jan. 20, ’90. 


and receive credit therefor upon exhibition of certificates of 
deposits from the Treasurer. 


CHAPTER LVI. 


TAX RETURNS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1212. Oath of taxpayer. | 1217. Double tax imposed—when. 
1213. Penalty for making false returns. 1218. Defaulters’ digest kept. 
1214. Annual tax ordinances passed. 1219. Demand street tax before fi. Fa. 
1215. Court may send for persons and issues. 

papers. 1219(a). Notices to defaulters must be 
1216. Vendue masters protected. sent under cover. 


ae SECTION 1212. The oath to be administered by the Tax 
a : 
giverin Receivers for the City of Atlanta, shall be as follows, to- 


of taxes. 

wit: “You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the account 
See which you now give in is a just and true account of all the 
Sec. 1169. 


taxable property which you possessed, held or claimed on 
the first day of April last, or were interested in or entitled 
to, either in your own right, or the right of any person or 
persons whomsoeyer, as parent, guardian, executor, admin- 
istrator, agent or trustee, or in any other manner whatever, 


4 


Part -I1.—OrRpDINANCES. 401 


according to the tax ordinances of the City of Atlanta, to 
the best of your knowledge, information and_ belief; so 
help you God.” 

Sec. 1213. Any person who shall knowingly make any Persons. 
false, incomplete or unfaithful returns under these ordi- false return 
nances, shall, on conviction, be fined at the discretion of the dealt with. 
Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or three members of 
Council, not exceeding fifty dollars and costs, or be impris- 
oned in the calaboose or common jail of the county not 
more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 1214. The Mayor and General Council shall each Herne 
year pass such tax ordinances, not contrary to the law, as 
they may deem proper. 

Sec. 1215. In all investigations under these ordinances, power of 
where charges of the violation of the same are being tried “* °°" 
before the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or three 
members of Council, he or they shall have power to send 
for persons and papers, and compel attendance of parties 
and witnesses, and the production of books, pare and 
other evidence on the trial. 

‘Sec. 1216. It shall be, and is hereby, made the duty of Does not 
the Mayor to adopt such measures as he may think best vendue 
and proper to insure a rigid enforcement of these ordinances. Tein 
The provisions of these ordinances do not and are not to 
be applied to sales made by properly licensed Wendue 
Masters, nor to any property sold under legal process. 


Sec. 1217. In case any person or persons, firm or firms, persons 
’ failing 


corporation or company, subject or liable under the tax to make, 
. > ete returns to 
ordinances of the City of Atlanta, that may be passed in peG 


and for any year, to make a return or returns of sales or 
receipts, of any business under said ordinance, shall fail to 
make said return or returns within the time specified in said 
ordinance, he, she, it or they shall be assessed at double the 
amount of the immediately preceding return, and if no re- 
turn shall have been made, then assessed in the discretion 
of the Clerk of Council, and in all such cases of default in 
making returns, or in payment of taxes so assessed, execu- 


402 


Part I1.—ORDINANCES. 


Execution. 


Assessors. 


Mar, 18, ’89. 


Detaulters 
digest. 


Street tax 
demanded 
before fi. fa. 
to issue. 


June 12,’89. 


Not send 
notices on 


postal card 


April 8, ’91. 


tion shall issue and be collected as other executions issued 
by the authority of the said Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 1218. In case of the failure of the owner or agent, 
trustee, guardian, or person in charge of any property 
which ought to appear on the tax books, to go to the office 
of the City Tax Receivers and Assessors and take the oath, 
and make the returns required by law, the Tax Receivers 
and Assessors shall keep a digest, to be known as “The De- 
faulters’ Digest,” in which all such names, and the amounts 
returned by them or assessed against them shall be recorded; 
and it shall be the duty of the Marshal, before settling with 
them, to require all defaulting tax-payers to go to the office 
of the City Tax Assessors and Receivers and take the oath 
and make the returns required by law; and any defaulter, 
failing to comply with this ordinance, when thus required 
by the Marshal, shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding 
fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding twenty days, 
upon conyiction in the Recorder’s Court. 

The Marshal is prohibited from settling with any defaulter 
before a fi. fa. is issued by the Clerk. 

Adopted March 18th, 1889. 

Src. 1219. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council, That no fi. fa. be presented for said street tax until 
a demand be made for payment. 

Sec. 1219 (a). Be it ordained by the Mayor and General 
Council, That hereafter all notices sent by the city officials 
to tax defaulters by mail, to pay their taxes, whether assess- 
ment licenses or otherwise, shall be made under cover and 
not upon postal cards. 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 403 


CHAPTER LVII. 


TAX SALES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1220. Tax executions—how issued and 1227, Purchase by city—when and how 
signed. made, 
1221. To be levied by the Marshal. 1228. Clerk shall keep record. 
1222. Advertisement, sale, and Mar- 1229. Possession, renting, ete. 
shal’s fees. 1230. Redemption from city. 
223. Notice to owner or tenant. 1251-1234. Sales after holding one year— 
1224. Redemption. | how ordered and made. 
1225. Registry of tax sales to be kept by 1233. Separate sales of lots. 
Marshal. 1234. Quit claim deeds made. 
1226. Keep file of papers—and books re- 
quired. 


SecTION 1220. In all cases where any person or persons Re nc 
v ? July 13, ’78- 

citizens of the City of*Atlanta, or who have property sub- 

ject to taxation within the limits of the same, shall fail, 


. : Tax execu 
refuse or neglect to pay the taxes imposed according to law, tions— 


or ordinance enacted by said city, the Clerk of Council reas 
shall issue executions for the same, which executions shall 
be signed by said Clerk, and bear test in the name of the 
Mayor, and be entered on the Comptroller’s books and be 
directed to the Marshal of said city, commanding him to 
levy on the goods,.chattels, lands and tenements of the 
defendants, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to sat- 
isfy the demand and cost, which execution shall bind all 
the property of the defendant; and the cost thereof shall 
be the same as on Tax Collectors’ executions by the law of 
this State. 

Sec. 1221. Whenever any fieri facias shall issue against Fieri facias 
any person or persons, citizens of said city, or who have Marshal 
property subject to taxation within the corporate limits of the same. 
the same, for taxes, in the manner prescribed by the eighty- 
sixth section of the charter of this city, it shall be the duty 
of the Marshal forthwith to levy the same upon the prop- 
erty of the defendant, or a sufficiency thereof to satisfy said 
jiert facias and costs. 

Sec. 1222. Whenever the Marshal shall have any execu- FE eT 


tion or executions placed in his hands, he shall execute the ment end 


404 


Part I[J].—ORDINANCES. 


same in the manner prescribed by this ordinance, and when- 
ever he shall levy any execution upon any goods, chattels, « 
lands or tenements, he shall advertise the same in one of the 
public gazettes of the City of Atlanta, once a week for four 
weeks prior to the day of sale; and the said Marshal shall, 
on the first Tuesday of each month between the hours of 
ten o’clock in the forenoon and four o’clock in the after- 
noon, sell all property levied upon, in front of the court- 
house door, at public outery, and shall knock down said 
property to the highest bidder, and execute titles to the 
same, if required; he shall be allowed the following fees: 


For settling and collecting a fi. fa... , 0. /<) 5 nee 


Nov. 6, 1890 Levying 71. fa. over $100.00 . (2). 5st gt Sa ct a Relea 


Dec. 19, 788. 


Notice. 


Redemp- 
tion. 


Levying fi. fa. $100.00 and under... .. Pes ge 50 

Commission for selling property, the same arnisiteee allowed sheriffs 
according to amounts of the various executions. 

Making deed . 10. 4 seit eee leah) se ctatel 


It shall be the duty of the Marshal to itemize his costs 
on the back of the fi. fa., and to print this bill of fees on 

each fi. fa. 

Src. 1228. Where real estate is levied on, it shall be the 
duty of the Marshal to give to the owner, or the tenant in 
possession, if the owner is unknown, a, written notice of 
such levy five days before the sale, and to make a return of 
the service, and date of service, and by whom made, and 
upon whom perfected on the execution. 

Src. 1224. Whenever any land is soid under and by virtue 
of any tax execution issued in pursuance of the charter and 
ordinances of the City of Atlanta, the owner or owners 
thereof, his, her, or their agent, or attorney, or the vendor 
of the land, when the purchase money has not been paid, 
shall have the right and privilege of redeeming the land 
thus sold within one year from the time of sale by paying 


‘the purchaser thereof the amount paid by such purchaser 


for said land, with legal interest thereon, and ten per 
centum premium on said amount, in current money. 


Src. 1225. The Marshal shall keep a register of all sales of 


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Part IJ.—ORDINANCES. 405 


real estate, whether vacant or improved, in a book provided y., ena) 


to keep a 
a registry of 
or lot of land exposed to sale, the precise quantity sold, @ 


by him for that purpose, in which he shall enter each tract 


and the amount of taxes and costs the same was sold for, 
and the purchaser’s name, leaving at the end of each line 
three columns in blank—leaving a sufficient space to insert Rei riare. 
the name of the person who may redeem such lot or tract of | 
land, the date of redemption and the amount of redemption 
money paid, which book shall be kept in a neat and legible 
manner, and shall always be open for the inspection of any 
and all persons interested. | 

Sec. 1226. That hereafter it shall be the duty of the Mar- 
shal of said city: 


First. To keep a file of all newspapers in which his mn 
° “4 : books to be 
official advertisements appear. kept by. 


Second. To keep an execution docket wherein he shall 
enter a full description of all executions levied by him on 
any kind of property, showing what property levied on, 
the date of levy and of the service of notice, together with 
all his acts and doings thereon. 

Third. To keep a book in which shall be entered a record april 20,'85 
of all sales made by him, describing accurately the property 
and process under which sold, the date of the levy and sale, 
and the purchase and price. 

Fourth. Said books shall have an index, which shall be 
kept up for each entry therein. 

Sec. 1227, The chairman or a member of the Tax Com- purchase 
mittee shall act for the city in bidding the amount of. tax sae 
and costs on property sold for tax by the Marshal, where 
no one bids that amount, and see that the Marshal makes 4Ptil 30,77 
the city a deed in pursuance of the Act of the Legislature, 
approved February 27th, 1877. 

SEc. 1228. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of Council clerk 

; ; . 4 shall keep. 
to prepare and keep in his office a book of record of all record. 
property purchased by the city at Marshal’s tax sales, show- 
ing whose property was so purchased, the amount bid by 
the Tax Committee, and what portion of the same was tax 


406 Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


and what portion Clerk and Marshal’s costs, respectively. 
He shall also file and carefully keep in his office the deed 
made by the Marshal to the city, and the execution attached, 
which shall be delivered to him by the Marshal; also a copy 
of the newspaper in which any Marshal’s sale, at which the 
city purchased, was advertised. 
ane Sec. 1229. 'The City Hall Keeper shall be the proper 
renting, person for the City Marshal to place in possession of all 
property purchased by the city at Marshal’s tax sales, and 
it shall be the duty of the Hall Keeper to keep careful 
watch over all such property, and see that no person is 
allowed to trespass thereon, in cases of vacant property, 
and look after the buildings, (if the property is improved,) 
rent the same, collect the rents, and return and pay all 
amounts collected for rent to the Clerk of Council. The 
Clerk shall keep a record, in the book above referred to, of 
all amounts received for rent. 
Src. 1230. The owner desiring to redeem property so 
Redemp- purchased by the city, may do so in one year from date of 
sale by applying to the Clerk of Council, and upon the 
compliance of any such person with the law, he, she, or it, 
may be allowed to do so. And the clerk shall keep an 
account of all money received from such sources. The 
May 7,187, 2bove ordinance is to carry into effect an Act of the Legis- 
lature of Georgia, entitled, “An Act to provide for the 
manner of tax sales by municipal corporations, and for 
other purposes, approved February 27th, 1877.” 
Se ae Src. 1231. Property purchased by the city at Marshal’s 
one year. sale for city tax (by virtue of the provisions of an Act 
passed by the Legislature of Georgia, and approved Feb- 
ruary 27th, 1877), and which has been held by the city, 
under deed made in pursuance of such sale, for one year, 
shall be sold and disposed of by the city as follows: The 
OL Clerk of Council shall present to the Mayor and General 
Council at any regular meeting thereof a full descriptive 
list of all property so purchased, and which has been held 
as aforesaid for one year. 


Part I1.—ORrRDINANCES. 407 


Sec. 1232. Said Mayor and General Council shall then, 6o.,n0i to 
direct sale 


by resolution, direct the sale of all, or such a portion of by ear. 
said property as in its judgment should be sold. Such "°™ 
direction being given, it shall be the duty of the Tax Com- 
mittee to advertise such property for sale in a newspaper 
published in the City of Atlanta once a week for four weeks 
before a regular Sheriff’s sale day, and to have notice of Advertise 
such proposed sale served on the owner, agent, or tenant in 
possession, or in case of vacant property posted thereon and 
return of service of this notice made as in cases of regular 
tax sales, and on such day, between the legal hours for 
Sheriff’s sales, said committee shall sell, or have sold, said 
property at public outery.to the highest bidder for cash: 

Sec. 1233. Each piece of said property shall be sold S¢pat* 
separately. 

Sec. 1234. Purchasers at such sales shall receive from Quit claim 
the city a quit claim deed, to be executed by the Mayor 
upon the payment of the purchase money to the Clerk of 
Council. 


CHAPTER LVIII. 


TAX—SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1235, Preamble. 1237. Book for consolidation. 
1256. Assessors’ books. 1238. Selling real estate. 


SECTION 1235. WHEREAS, It is to the interest of both preamble 
the city and real estate owners that there should be the 
greatest possible accuracy in the assessment of property, 
both as to its value and description and ownership ; and , cons 
whereas, the form of blank books now used in assessing Peoks: 
property is not sufficiently explicit, therefore, 

Sec. 1236. Be it ordained, That hereafter the city shall 
order for each year, for the use of the City Assessors six 
books, one for each ward, having a blank column for each 


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Part II].—ORDINANCES. 


of the following items, viz: owner, agent, residence, dis- 
trict, land-lot, ward, block, lot, dimensions, number of 
house, street, side street, vacant, improved, tax assessment, 
and remarks. 

Src. 1237. Be it further ordained, That two blank books, 
comprising the six ward books, be also ordered, with the 
following additional columns, viz: whether returned for 
taxes, and by whom, and for what amount. 

Sec. 1238. That all owners of real estate in the city sell- 


Selling real ing a part or the whole of any lot, be required to file with- 


estate. 


in three months of the date of such sale, with the Tax 
Assessors and Receivers, information of said sale, or sub- 


Sept.4, 1876 division of his lot, and that the Assessors keep a separate 


Oath and 
bond of 
Treasurer. 


Salary. 


Duties. 


book for this purpose. 


CHAPTER UIX. 


TREASURER. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
1239. Oath and bond—duties. 1241. Amount retained by Clerk. 


1240. Daily payments to him. 

SECTION 1239. The Treasurer, before he enters on the 
duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the usual oath, 
and shall give bond, with two or more good and ‘sufficient 
securities, in such sum as the Mayor and General Council 
may fix, and receive for his services such compensation 
per annum as shall be fixed by the Mayor and General 
Council before his election, which shall not be changed 
during his term, and shall do all such services in his depart- 
ment as may be pointed out in the ordinances of said city. 
The Treasurer shall keep a fair book of entry of all sums. 
of money he may receive and pay out, and shall furnish 
the Mayor and General Council with a detailed report of 
all receipts and expenditures, and the different orders upon 
which money has been paid out by him, and all the differ- 
ent sources through which he has received money; this 


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report he shall submit to the General Council every three 
months, and his books shall at all times be subject to the 
inspection of the Committee on Finance. He shall pay 
out no money but upon orders properly passed up, and 
drawn up and signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned 
by the Mayor, or in his absence, or disability to act, the 
Mayor pro tem. And he shall make daily reports to the 
Comptroller of all moneys paid to him and disbursed by 
him, and from whom received and to whom paid and on 
what account received or paid. 
Sec. 1240. Be it ordained by the Mayor and General Officers of 


e city to 


Council, That from and after the passage of this ordinance, pay over e 


it shall be the duty of all officers connected with the city auily alt 
moneys 
received 
by them. 


Mar. 4, 1889 


government to pay over to the City Treasurer, the same day 
on which it is collected, all money which they collect for 
the city, and the receipt of the Treasurer shall be sufficient 
voucher for them in all settlements which they are required 
to make with other officers of the city. 


Sec. 1241. Be it further ordained, That the Clerk may oe, mae 


keep on hand an amount, not exceeding five hundred dol- Xe°} 
lars, for the purpose of paying such expenses as he may be 
called upon to pay by the proper authorities. 
CHAPTER LX. 
THEATRES, OPERA HOUSES, HOTELS, ETC. 
SECTION. | SECTION. 
1242. Construction of doors to. 1244. Gas not to be cut off in hotels, 
1243. Aisles to be kept clear; exits ete. 
marked. 
Section 1242. It shall not be lawful for the proprietor, 
Construe- 


or owner of any theatre or opera house, to lease, rent or fea 
permit to be used in any way, such theatre or opera house, 

unless all the doors of ingress and egress to them are so S°Pt 70’ 
constructed as to open outward from the inside. Any per- 

son or persons violating the provisions of this ordinance, 


shall be fined by the Recorder not exceeding one hundred Penalty. 


410 Part [1.—ORDINANCES. 
dollars and costs, or thirty days imprisonment in the station- 
house, one or both. 
Src. 1248. It shall not be lawful for the proprietor or 
Aisles to be ; 
kept clear. owner of any theatre, opera house, or other house used for 
public amusement, to lease, rent, or permit to be used, the 
rep.7 1991, 2i8les leading to and from the seats and doors used as 
entrances and exits, or about or in the doorways, perma- 
nently or temporarily at any time, by persons standing 
therein or by the chairs, stools or other movable seats 
placed therein ; and all doors of exit or entrance shall be 
Exits ; ° : : . 
marked. designated by large letters in plain view of the audience. 
Any person or persons violating this section shall be pun- 
penalty, i8hed by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or impris- 
onment not longer than thirty days. 
Src. 1244. From and after the passage of this ordinance 
Gasin it shall not be lawful for the proprietor or proprietors 
otels an ‘ : 
boarding (either themselves or by their employees), of any hotel or 
houses not : f ee y : : 
cut of. — boarding-house in the City of Atlanta, where any kind of 
gas is used in bed-rooms for lights, to cut the gas off at any 
time during the night, except in cases where the premises 
may be on fire. Any proprietor or proprietors of any hotel 
or boarding-house violating this ordinance shall, on convic- 
tion before the Recorder, pay a fine not exceeding one 
hundred dollars for each and every violation. 
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to see that this 
ordinance is enforced. 
CHAPTER LXI. 
TURF EXCHANGES PROHIBITED. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
1245. Repeals ordinances licensing turf | 1246. Forbids issue of turf exchange 
exchanges. license. 
: 1247. No pools of any kind to be sold. 
Section 1245. Beit ordained, By the Mayor and General 
Repeals Council, April 7th, 1890, fixing the license for Turf Ex- 
former : ! 
ordinance. change be, and the same is hereby repealed.* 


*The ordinance repealed fixed one thousand dollars license for Turf Exchanges 
required oath, bond, ete. It was approved April 8th, 1890. 


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Part II.—ORDINANCES. | 411 


Sec. 1246. That no Turf Exchange license be hereafter x, jconse 
issued, and no permit granted for the sale of pools of any Pe sued 
kind. 

Sec. 1247. Any person running a Turf Exchange or Penalty 

for pool 
selling pools of any kind in the city after’expiration of all selling. 
licenses heretofore granted, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, gee 
and, on conviction before the Recorder, shall be subject to a 
fine not exceeding five hundred dotlavs or sentence to the 
city chain-gang for a period not exceeding thirty days, one 


or both, in the discretion of the Recorder. 


CHAPTER LXII. 


HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS TO MEET, ETC. 
SECTIONS 1248, 1249. 

Section 1248. From and after the passage of this ordi- yrect at 
nance the heads of the various departments of the city gov- Saturday.” 
ernment, unless excused by the Mayor, shall meet in the June6, 1390 
Mayor’s office every Saturday at noon for the purpose of 
discussing and determining the work to be done by each Bre 
department the following week. The Mayor shall preside, fete2¢es: 
and in case of disagreement among the heads the Mayor 
shall decide between them. 

SEC. 1249. Be it further ordained, That the Mayor shall Mayor 
have power to call a meeting of the heads of the depart- meeting 
ments at any other time that he may deem necessary for 


the interest of the city. 


CHAPTER LXIII. 


BOARDS OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. 


SECTION, SECTION. 
1250. Preamble and qualifying of mem- 1251. Absence from meetings vacates— 
bers. when. 


Wuerkas, “A public office is a public trust,” and men 
are selected for public positions with a view to their fitness Prem! 


412 Roe ts)! II.—ORDINANCES. 


for filling the same, and with the belief that the men so 
selected will give the necessary time and attention required 
to further the interest of the different departments of the 
City of Atlanta; therefore, 

Src. 1250. Beit. ordained, That any person elected by 


Qualify 
within yr a ] ‘ iti 
thirty days the Mayor and General Council to fill a position on any of 
alter : 1 » ede 1 
after. the different boards of the city government, shall present 
himself to the proper officer, for qualification within thirty 
What days after election; and a neglect to do so, without an 
excuses. 


excuse of sickness or absence from the city, or providential 
Vacancy Cause, shall be deemed sufficient reason to declare the office 
n y . ® 
declared, vacant; and the Mayor and General Council shall at their 
next regular meeting after being officially notified, proceed 
to fill the vacancy. 
Sec. 1251. That any person elected to fill a position on 
Absence -r ° 
from four any of the different boards of the city government and 


consecu- = . 
tive meet- absenting himself from as many as four consecutive regeular 


oft. meetings of the board to which he may be a member, with- 
May 23, 1890 out an excuse of sickness or absence from the city, or proy- 
idential cause, shall be deemed sufficient reason, after being 
officially notified, for the Mayor and General Council to 
declare the position vacant and proceed by election to fill 


the same. 


CHAPTER LXIV. 


WAGON YARDS. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 
1252. License. 1255. Drunkenness, etc., in the yard. 


1253. Violation of ordinance. 1256. Supervision of police. 
1254. Regulations. | 


Secrion 1252. Wagon yards may be licensed by the: 
S ) , y 


Ae Mayor and General Council upon petition, for which the 
applicant shall pay the amount | ae in the tax ordi- 
nance annually. 

Violation | SEC. 1253. Any person who shall permit any one to 


or grat  encamp with a wagon, or other vehicle and team, on his or 


PartT II.—ORDINANCES. 413 


her lot, it not being a regular wagon yard, shall, on convic- 
tion, pay a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars and 
costs, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or both, 
in the discretion of the court ; and the person or persons so 
encamping shall be liable to the same penalty. 

Sec. 1254. It shall be the duty of all owners or keepers Beculatine 
of wagon yards in the City of Atlanta to give public notice, 
by painted signs on the gate of said wagon yard, to the 
following purport: “ Drunkenness, violence and indecent 
or obscene language forbidden, under the penalty of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars fine, or not exceeding thirty 
days’ imprisonment, or both.” 


Sec. 1255. Any person guilty of drunkenness, or of vio- Drunken 


lence, or of the use of indecent or obscene language, in or’ 9°" 


near any wagon yard, shall be fined not exceeding one hun- 
‘dred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, 
or both, in the discretion of the court. 
Sec. 1256. It shall be the duty of the police force to pipette 

have all wagon yards under their special supervision, until 
the hour of 10 o’clock Pp. M., and to arrest all and every 
person or persons guilty of a violation of this ordinance, 
and bring him or them before the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor 
pro tem., or three members of Council. 


CHAPTER LXV. 


VENDUE MASTERS. 


SECTION. SECTION. ‘ 
1257. License. 1259. Returns. 
1258. Oath. 1260. Acting without license. 


SECTION 1257. Any person or persons desiring a license as 
Vendue Masters in the City of Atlanta, shall deposit with the 
Clerk fifty dollars and his fee, and shall make written appli- 
cation to the Mayor and General Council, at the next regu- 
lar meeting, for such license; and if such license is granted, 
such person shall give bond and security to the Mayor and 


License. 


414 


Oath. 


Returns. 


Acting 
without 
license. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


General Council of the City of Atlanta, and their successors. 
in office, in the just and full sum of four thousand dollars, 
conditioned for the punctual payment of all taxes, and the 


faithful discharge of all the duties required of them by this 


State, and the ordinances of the City of Atlanta, which 
license shall be of force one year from the date thereof, and 
no longer. 


Sec. 1258. Each Vendue Master shall, before receiving 


license, take and subscribe an oath, before the Clerk, faith- 
fully to perform all the duties of a Wendue Master for said 


city according to the laws of this State, and the ordinances. 
of this city, which affidavit shall be deposited with the 


Clerk of Council. 


Sec. 1259. Such Vendue Master shall, quarterly, on the 


first Saturday in the months of April, July, October-and 


January, in each and every year, make returns on oath of 


the amount of his sales during the term of the three months 
next preceding the time of said return; and shall also pay 
to the Clerk of Council, at or before the meeting of Coun- 
cil to which said return is made, all money accruing to the 
city from duties or taxes upon such sales. 

Sec. 1260. Any person acting as Vendue Master in the 


City of Atlanta without a license from the authorities of 


said city, and any Vendue Master failing to make returns, 
or in anywise violating this ordinance, may be fined in any 
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned 
in the calaboose or common jail not more than thirty days 
for each offense, or both, in the discretion of the court. 


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Part II.—ORpDINANCES. 415 


CHAPTER LXVI. 
WARDS. 


1261. First Ward. 1264. Fourth Ward. 
1262. Second Ward. 1265. Fifth Ward. 
1263. Third Ward. | 1266. Sixth Ward. 


SECTION. | SECTION. 


Section 1261. ‘The City of Atlanta shall be laid off into pint wara, 
six wards, as follows: Commencing at the center of the 
crossing of Whitehall street, at the Western and Atlantic 
railroad, and running along the center of the track of the 
Western and Atlantic railroad to the center of Foundry 
street; thence along the center of Foundry street westwardly 
to the old corporation line; thence to the intersection of 
Foundry street and the west line of the recently extended 
corporate limits, and thence running southwesterly and 
south along the outer line of said recently extended limits 
to the corporation lines of West End; thence along the Division of 

extension, 
corporate line of West End to where the same intersects 15%. 
with Whitehall street; thence along the center of White- 
hall street to the beginning point, shall be known as the 
First Ward, or Ward Number 1. 

Sec. 1262. The line between the first and second wards 
shall be Whitehall street to where the corporate limits of 
West End and Whitehall street intersect; thence extending 
southwesterly along the corporate limits of West End to 
the recently extended corporate limits of Atlanta; thence pivision of 
along the corporate limits, as recently extended, to Capitol Timite, 1890, 
avenue; and thence along Capitol avenue to Capitol square; 
thence along Capitol square to Hunter street; thence east 
along the center of Hunter street to Butler street; thence 
along the center of Butler street to the Georgia railroad; 
thence along the center of the railroad right-of-way west- 
ward to Whitehall street crossing, shall be Ward No. 2. 

Sec. 1263. Commencing at the junction of Butler and Third ward 


Second 
ward. 


Hunter streets, and running thence along the centre of 
Butler street to the Georgia railroad; thence east along 
the Georgia railroad to the new or extended corporation 


416 Part J I[.—ORDINANCES. 


line; thence along said new corporation line to Capitol 
avenue; thence along the centre of Capitol avenue to Capi- 


tol square, and thence along centre of Capitol square to. 


Hunter street; thence down the centre of Hunter street to 
the beginning point, which shall be known as and consti- 
tute Ward Number 3. 
Sec. 1264. Commencing at Butler street and Georgia 
Fourth ~~ yailroad track and running east along the centre of the 
Georgia railroad to the corporation line; thence north 


Division of , : : 
new exten- along the corporation line to Myrtle street; thence back 


sion in 1890 
along Myrtle street to North avenue; thence along North 
avenue to Butler street; thence along Butler street to the 
beginning point on the Georgia railroad, and including 
also the following territory: Beginning at the intersection 
of the Georgia railroad with the eastern or outer line of 
the recently extended corporate limits; thence running 
along said outer line of said extended limits northeasterly 
and northwesteily along said line, and along the property 
of East Atlanta Land Company, and thence westerly along 
the line of said company back to the extended corporate 
limits of the City of Atlanta; thence north along the re- 
cently extended limits of said city to Myrtle street or to a 
point which would be on the direct line with Myrtle street 
if said Myrtle street were opened and extended to the outer 
line of the recently extended corporate limits; thence along 
Myrtle street to the former corporate limits is hereby at- 
tached to and made a part of the Fourth Ward of said city. 
Sec. 1265. Commencing at the point at which Forsyth 
street crosses the railroad track ; thence running along the 
Division. north side of Western and Atlantic railroad to Foundry 
street ; thence along Foundry street west to the corporation 


Fifth ward. 


limits, 1890. 


line ; thence north along the corporation line back across — 


the Western and Atlantic railroad to the center of a street 
known as Apple street, (in Peters’ subdivision) ; thence 
along Apple street to Williams street; thence along Wil- 
liams street to West Cain street; thence along West Cain 
street to James street; thence along James street to For- 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 417 


syth street; thence along Forsyth street to the Western and 
Atlantic railroad at beginning point, and including also the 
following territory: Beginning at the intersection of the 
outer line of the extended corporate limits with Williams 
street if extended or on a direct line with Williams street 
if the same were extended, and running thence westerly 
and thence southwesterly and south along the outer line of 
the recently extended corporate limits to Foundry street ; 
thence along Foundry street to the former corporate limits, 
shall be known as Ward Number 5. 

Sec. 1266. There is hereby created for the City of 
Atlanta, out of the territory now composing the Fourth and 
Fifth Wards, a new and additional Ward, to be known as 
Sixth Ward, to be bounded as follows: Commencing at the 
point where Butler street crosses the Georgia railroad and 
running along North Butler street to North avenue; thence 
along North avenue to Myrtle street; thence along Myrtle 
street to the old corporation line; thence around the cor- 


Sixth ward 


Boundary. 


poration line in a westwardly direction to a street known as 
Apple street, (in Peters’ subdivision); thence along Apple 
street to Williams street; thence along Williams street to 
West Cain street; thence along West Cain street to James 
street; thence along James street to Forsyth street; thence 


along Forsyth street to the Western and Atlantic railroad, Pat We 
including also the following territory: Beginning at the fXtended 


intersection of the outer line of the recently extended cor-‘”” 
porate territory on Myrtle street, or at a point on the direct 
line with Myrtle street, were the same extended, thence 
around and along the corporate limits as recently extended 

to a point where Williams street would end if extended to 
the newly incorporated line, in a westerly direction, or to a 
point on the direct line with said Williams street, if the 
same were opened and extended. 


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Parr II.—ORDINANCES. 


Waste of. 


Mar. 6, 1882. 


Penalty. 


Police to 
enforce. 


CHAPTER DXV LE 


WATER. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
1267. Waste of. 1269-1270. Interfering with founts, etc. 


1268. Penalty ; police to enforce. 


SEcTION 1267. It shall be unlawful for any person, or 
persons, who use water from the city water-works for 
closets, basins, or other purposes, to allow the same to run 
longer than the ordinary and reasonable use of the same 
may require, either during the day or night; except between 
the hours of 9 and 11 o’clock A. M., when such person or 
persons will be allowed to turn on said water for the pur- 
pose of flushing and cleansing their closets, sinks, and other 
attachments. 

Src. 1268. Any person or persons, who shall allow their 
water closets, sinks, hose for sprinkling purposes, or any 
other attachment they may have on their premises, to run 
unnecessarily, and at other than the hours allowed, shall, 
on conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars, 
or imprisoned not longer than thirty days; and the Mayor 
shall request the Police Commissioners to detail one or 
more policemen at such times as he may deem proper, and 
said policeman shall visit each and every house using water 
works and report offenders. 

Sec. 1269. Any person or persons injuring or interfer- 


Interfering. : 


with 
founts, ete. 


Injuring 
founts, ete. 
of artesian 
well 
punished. 


ing with the public founts, hydrants, or any other appur- 
tenance of the water-works in the public streets of this 
city, between the city and the water-works, or at the water- 


works, shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not exceeding . 


one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty 
days, either or both, in the discretion of the court, for each 
offense. 

Sec. 1270. Any person who shall in said city, injure or 
interfere with the public founts, hydrants or any other 
appurtenance of the artesian well or any system of supply- 
ing water, or willful waste of water therefrom, shall, on 


aoa 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 419 


conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one 
hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, 
either or both, in the discretion of the court. 


CHAPTER LXVIII. 


WATER COMMISSIONERS. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1271. Water commissioners — elections 1273. Estimate and appropriation for 
and terms of. water-works. 


1272. Moneys collected--how disposed of. 


SecTION 1271. The Board of Water Commissioners shall Water 
consist of one member from each ward, besides the Mayor sioners. 
and chairman of the Committee on Water-works, who are 
each ex-officio members. They shall be elected as vacancies 
occur by expiration of terms at the first regular meeting, in 
each year, of the Mayor and General Council, and_ shall Election 
hold office for three years. Their compensation shall be terms of. 
fixed before they are elected, and shall not be changed 
during their term of office.t 

Sec. 1272. All money collected from water rents, and jan,19, 1980 
any other income from said water-works, shall be paid, as 
collected, to the Treasurer of the City of Atlanta, and the 
payments reported daily to the Comptroller; and all neces- ae 
sary funds to carry on the water-works shall be paid out of collerted 
the City Treasury, upon orders granted by the Mayor and “speed of 
General Council, which orders must be predicated on 
requisitions, in writing, from the Board of Water Commis- Sinking 
sioners: Provided, that the said board shall exercise no- 
control over the water-works sinking fund. 

Sec. 1273. It shall be the duty of said board, by the first Estimate 


and appro- 
: ‘ : ae priation 
meeting in May of each year of the Mayor and Genera] Pration 
Council, to file with said body an estimate of the probable %°™* 
receipts from water rents and other income, and of the 
amount necessary to run such water-works during the cur- 


rent year; and the Mayor and General Council shall, 


7May be fixed yearly. See charter. 


420 


Part [].—ORDINANCES. 


Standard 
weights. 


Penalty. 


Wood 
yards. 


‘Racks. 


the same time other appropriations are made, make such 
appropriations and set apart such amount for the operation 
and maintenance of said water-works as may me necessary 
for their economical and successful operation, provided said 
amount, except in cases of emergency, (to be judged by the 
Mayor and General Council), shall not exceed the annual 
income of the water-works; and shall pay out the same, 
upon requisition of said Commissioners, as it shall be needed 
and called for. 


CHAPTER LXIX. 


WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1274. Standard weights. 1276. Racks in wood yards. 
1275. Penalty. 

SecTIon 1274. The Marshal shall procure from the 
Ordinary a set of standard weights and measures, and shall 
examine each and every scale, and other instrument for 
weighing and measuring in this city, and all weights and 
measures shall conform to said standard, and for each exam- 
ination and arrangement of such scales, weighing machine 
or measures, he shall receive the sum of ten cents, and shall 
stamp the instrument with the letter A. 

Src. 1275. Ifat any time after the arrangement of such 
measure or weighing machine the Marshal shall find it not 
in conformity to said standard, he shall report the person 


using such false measure or weighing machine, and such 


offender shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding 
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty 
days, either or both, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 1276. That all dealers in wood at wood yards in this 
city, after thirty days from this date, be required to put up 
racks for one-eighth, one-quarter, one-half, and one cord, 
and that all wood sold from such yards be measured in such 
racks ; and upon failure to comply with the requirements of 


Part II.—ORDINANCEsS. 421 


this ordinance by any such dealer, shall, upon conviction, 
be fined in a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each P°?™!Y- 


offense. 
CHAPTER LXX. 
WELLS AND CISTERNS. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
1277. Must be filled. 1279. Drawing water from cisterns. 


1278. Punishment. 


SecTION 1277. It shall be the duty ofall persons owning Must be 
or occupying lots in the City of Atlanta, or their agents or 
representatives, to keep all wells, cisterns, and other pits 
and holes in the earth, therein or on the same, securely 
covered or enclosed, so as to prevent injury resulting there- 
from to the person or property of others. 


Sec. 1278. Any such person who shall suffer or allow any pynich- 


well, cistern, or other pit or hole in the ground, to be or ™°™* 


remain open, unenclosed, or otherwise so exposed as to be 
dangerous to the person or property of others, after being 
notified by an officer of the city, shall, on conviction, be 
fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs; 
or not exceeding thirty days imprisonment in the calaboose, 
or both, in the discretion of the court ; and every twenty- 
four hours that the same stands open and unenclosed, after 
conviction, shall constitute a separate offense. 

Sec. 1279. Any person drawing water from the public ene 
cisterns of the city, except for the purpose of extinguishing 
fire, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not 
exceeding one hundred dollars and cost, or imprisonment 


not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the 
court. 


Part IJ].—ORDINANCES. 


Flagmen. 


“Speed of 
‘trains. 


_Railroad 
official. 


CHAPTER LXXI. 


RSATLROAD COMPANIES DUTIES AS TO FLAGMEN— 
CROSSINGS, ETC. 


SECTION. SECTION. 

1280. Flagmen—at what crossings—and 1290. Must not obstruct crossings longer 
their duties. than three minutes. 

1281. Officers of roads issuing unlawful 1291. Not discharge freight on railroad 
orders. crossings. 

1282. Flagmen act as policemen. . 1292. Prohibits switching on certain 

1283. Getting on and off trains—penalty. crossings. 

1284. Employees of roads empowered as 1293. Only one train to move over cross- 
special policemen--when and how. ing at a time. 

1285. Loitering around railroad tracks. 1294. Not pass between engine and flag- 

1286. Not whistle within limits of city. man. 

1287. Must get permission to lay tracks 1295. Not jump on or off moving trains. 
across or along streets, alleys, or 1296. Railroad companies build and re- 
squares. pair bridges and crossings. 

1288. Penalty for work without permit. | 1297. Notice to build or repair. 

1289. Speed of trains. 1298. City may do work at expense of 

road—when. 


SEcTION 1280. It shall be the duty of the railroad com- 
panies using the tracks across Whitehall, Forsyth, Castle- 
berry, Prior, Loyd, Simpson, Thurmond, Foundry, Peters 
and Mitchell streets, in the City of Atlanta, to place and 
keep a sufficient number of flagmen at said crossings, whose 
duty it shall be to prevent all railroad trains passing said 
streets from going at a greater rate of speed than four miles 
per hour; and further to protect the lives of persons pass- 
ing along the streets at the points mentioned. All railroad 
engineers or firemen who drive or run an engine or train 
across said Whitehall street, or across Pryor, Loyd, For- 
syth, Peters, Mitchell or Foundry streets in said city, at a 
greater rate of speed than four miles per hour, shall be 


deemed guilty of a violation of this ordinance, and, upon 
conviction thereof before the Recorder, Mayor, or Mayor 
pro tem., shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty 
dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprison- 


ment not to exceed thirty days. 


Src. 1281. Any railroad officer or official who shall issue, 
or cause to be issued, any order providing for the passing of 
engines or trains over the streets mentioned above at a 
greater rate of speed than four miles per hour, shall be fined 


le aie 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 493 


by the Recorder, Mayor or Mayor pro tem., fifty dollars for 
issuing said order, and twenty-five dollars for every day 
that such order shall remain unrevoked. And in default of 
the payment of such fine, the officer shall be punished by 
imprisonment in the station-house not to exceed thirty days. 

Sc. 1282. It shall be the duty of the flagmen to Hage earen 
each passing train as it approaches and leaves Whitehall Policemen. 
street ; and said flagmen shall be clothed with all the pow- 
ers of policemen for the purpose of arresting any and all 
persons violating the provisions of this ordinance. And it 
shall further be in their power, and their duty, to arrest all 
persons endeavoring to rush ahead of passing trains, in a 
disorderly manner, and to prefer charges at the station- 
house against such person, who shall be tried by the Re- 
corder, Mayor, or Mayor pro tem., and if found guilty, may 
be fined ina sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, in the discretion of 
the court. 


Sec. 1283. All persons connected with railroad trains, geting on 


“including street cars and dummy lines,” are prohibited 7240 


from getting on or off the engine or cars within this city, 
unless for the bona fide purpose of taking passage on the 
same, and all offenders shall be arrested by any special or 
other policeman of this city, and, on conviction, shall be 
fined not exceeding five dollars, or be imprisoned not ex- 
ceeding twenty-four hours. Any person, not a bona fide 
passenger, jumping on or swinging to or getting off a mov- 
ing train in said city shall be subject to same punishment. 
The conductors of such railroad trains, and the conductors 
or drivers of such street railroad cars or dummy lines shall 
be clothed with all the powers of policemen, for the purpose 
of arresting any and all persons violating the provisions of 
this ordinance, or any part thereof. 

See. 1284. That the Board of Police Commissioners be Special 
authorized to appoint and empower as special policemen Batok aa ie 
sufficient number of the employees of each railroad company, 
whose names shall have been furnished the board by such 


424 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Loitering 
around 
railroad 
track. 


Whistling 
within 
corporate 
limits. 


Sept. 5, 1881 


Building 
railroads 
across 
streets, 
alleys or 
squares. 


Applica- 
tion for 
permission 


Jan. 24, 18%2 


Power of 
Council. 


company, to enforce the above ordinance; and said special 
policemen shall, in every instance, serve without expense 
to the city; such authority shall cease whenever such 
employee ceases to be an employee of the railroad presenting 
his name to the board, or whenever revoked by the board: 
Provided, however, that nothing in this ordinance shall be 
construed so as to interfere with persons meeting friends, 
or seeing them off on the train or cars, when the same are 
not in motion. 

Sec. 1285. That it shall be unlawful for persons under 
age to play and loiter about and upon the railroad tracks 
and shops within the city, and if doing so, may be ordered 
away by a special policeman, or other policeman of this 
city, and if they refuse to leave, may be arrested by said 
policeman, and shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding 
five dollars and cost, or be imprisoned not exceeding twenty- 
four hours for such offense. 

Src. 1286. Any person operating any locomotive engine 
who shall blow the whistle thereof within the corporate 
limits of the city, shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not 
more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not longer 
than thirty days. 

Sec. 1287. Any railroad company that may desire to la 
down any railroad track, or tracks, along or across any 


street, public alley or square within the corporate limits of 


the city, shall, before doing so, present in writing to the 
General Council an application for permission to do so, 
which application shall show the streets, alleys or squares 
which they desire to cross, or run upon, and to what width 
or length, and at what grade. If the General Council shall 
require, the Engineer of the city shall make an examina- 
tion and report what changes the proposed work will make 
to such streets, alleys or squares as will be affected thereby, 
and whether the proposed plans are proper and satisfactory. 
Said body may authorize, modify, or reject and refuse the 
application, as may, in their judgment, be for the best 
interest of the public. 


Part II.—ORDINANCEs. ; 495 


Sec. 1288. Any person or persons who shall enter upon 
any street, alley or square, within the city, and do any Perl. 
work thereon, either by excavating earth or by laying 
cross-ties, stringers, rails, or otherwise, for the purpose of 
constructing railroad track or tracks along, across, or upon 
the same, without first making application to and obtaining 
the consent of the Mayor and General Council, shall, upon 
conviction, be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or 
imprisoned not longer than thirty days, either or both, in 
the discretion of the court. | 

Sec. 1289. Any engineer or other person in charge of an Speed 

. of train. 
engine, with or without cars attached, who shall run the 
same through any part of the city at a greater rate of speed %t- 16 18% 
than six miles an hour, shall, on conviction, be fined not Penalty for 
more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not longer vapten 
than thirty days, either or both, in the discretion of the 
court. 

Sec. 1290. Any conductor, engineer or other employee Obeirece 
of any railroad company, having tracks running across the ete 
public streets of this city, who shall obstruct said streets or tine tere 
prevent the free passage of vehicles and pedestrians longer Ns Re. 
than three minutes at any one time, shall, on conviction, Feb.5, 1883. 
be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or TMPrisOned yee ae 
not longer than thirty days, either or both, in the discretion Yio!@tion. 
of the court, for each offense. 

Sec. 1291. It shall not be lawful to discharge cars loaded Discharg- 
with any character of freight whatever, by drays, at White- on railroad 
hall, Loyd or Pryor street crossings, or in any mahner obs 
obstruct said crossings or sidewalks. Shippers will be held 
liable for all cars consigned to them and placed on side- 
track at the south side of the passenger depot for their 
benefit, who will be required to see that their cars, loaded 
or empty, do not obstruct said crossings or sidewalks. Any 
railroad company, through its ostlers, switchers, conductors 


or other employees, shippers or consignees, private or 


Sept. 15,’79. 


public draymen, violating this section, shall, on conviction, 


426 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


July 7, 1890 


be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned not ex- 
ceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court. 

Sec. 1292. That thirty days after the passage of this 
ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any railway company or 
corporation, or the agents of any railway company or eor- 
poration, to shift, switch, or make up trains of cars, or run 
cars or engines over Whitehall, Pryor, Loyd or Mitchell 
street crossings, between the hours of 6 A. M. and 10 P.M., 
and any railway company or corporation, or any of its 
agents, violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall, 
upon conviction before the Recorder, pay a fine of not less 
than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred 
dollars, for each offense: Provided, that nothing herein 
contained shall be construed to prevent passenger trains. 
from entering or departing from the union depot, or 
from transferring loaded or empty freight cars to con- 
necting roads, or to prevent the delivery.of through 
freight or of local freight to consignees haying side track 
privileges, but at no time shall any car or engine pass over 
the above named crossings between the hours of 6 A. M. 
and 10 p. M., without being preceded by a flagman. 

Sec. 1293. That when two or more engines or cars are 
approaching either of the aboye named crossings at the 
same time, all but the one car nearest the crossing shall 
come to a dead stand, and remain so until the first has com- 
pletely cleared the crossing, and so on until all engines or 
cars have passed. This shall not apply to regular pas- 
senger trains going into and out of the union depot: 
Provided, that only one train shall be in motion at the 
same time. Any engineer or agent being in charge vio- 
lating the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction 
before the Recorder, be fined not less than twenty-five dol- 


lars, nor more than one hundred dollars, for each offense,. 


and upon failure to pay said fine, shall serve not less than 
ten days, nor more than thirty days, on the public works. 

Src. 1294. After the passage of this ordinance, it shall 
be unlawful for any person to pass or attempt to pass be- 


Part I].—ORpDINANCES. 427 


tween the flagman and the engine or cars that he is pre- 

ceding, over any of the above named crossings. Any 

person violating this section, shall, upon conviction before P** 15 
the Recorder, be fined not less than five dollars, nor more - 

than twenty-five dollars, nor serve not less than five days, 

nor more than twenty days, on the public works. 


ne . C 5 al « ‘ y i vac = Jumping 
Sec. 1295. It shall be unlawful for any person to jump umping 


on or off a moving train at Piedmont Park, and any person moving 


convicted before the Recorder, Mayor, Mayor pro tem., or ?°™** 
three members of Council, of violating this section, shall oct. 17,1887 
be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or 
imprisoned in the station-house or stockade not exceeding 


thirty days, or both these penalties, in the discretion of the 


court. 

Sec. 1296. That from and after the passage of this Railroads 
ordinance, in all cases in which a railroad company, or and repair 
street railroad company, is required or liable by law to and. 

crossings. 


build bridges in said city, or to keep bridges or crossings 

in said city in repair, on or across a street or streets crossed 

by the tracks of a railroad company, or a street railroad 
company, such railroad company shall, when the building yue 
of a new bridge, or the repair of a bridge already built, is 
declared by the Mayor and General Council of said city to 
be necessary or proper, be notified by the Engineer to com- 
mence the building of such bridge within ten days, and 
prosecute the same in good faith to completion. That 
when, in the jud&ment of the Committee on Streets and pte. 
City Engineer of said city any such bridge or crossings company. 
shall be in need of repair or work to render it safe, such 
railroad company or street railroad company shall be noti- 

fied by said City Engineer to commence the repair thereof 

or work thereon within ten days, and prosecute in good 

faith such repair or work to completion. 

Sec. 1297. The notice provided for in the preceding sec- eevee 
tion shall be in writing, and served by the City Engineer or Assist- 
or his assistant, on the principal officer of any such rail- 
road company, or street railroad company in said eCity (One ee 


428 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


If railroad 
company 
refuses cit 


by leaving the same at the principal office of such company 
in said city. Said notice shall contain a general plan and 
character of the bridge to be built or repaired, and materials 
of same, or description of work to be done at a crossing, as 
also a reference to the subject matter of the third section of 
this ordinance, being section hereof 1259. 

Sec. 1298. Should a railroad company or street railroad 
company so notified as above, fail or refuse to commence 


to do work in good faith the building or repairing of a bridge or the 


and issue 
execution. 


repairing of a crossing within the time specified in said 
notice, and in accordance with the foregoing provisions, or 
notify said city of a refusal to comply with the. notice 
served, then, and in that event, said city will proceed and 
do such work of building or repairing such bridge or cross- 
ing at the charge and expense of such railroad company or 
street railroad company, and within five days after the com- 
pletion of said work by the city, the City Engineer shall 
report under oath in writing to the City Clerk of said city 
the amount and value of the services performed or expense 
incurred in said work, whereupon said city shall issue 
execution (as other executions are issued by said city) for 
the amount of such value or expense and the costs of the 
proceeding against such defaulting railroad company or 
street railroad company, to which execution a defense may 
be made and filed, as in other cases of illegality, on oath to 
the Mayor and General Council of said city and heard by 
said Mayor and General Council on ten days’ notice to such 
railroad company or street railroad company by ‘said city ; 
said notice to be in writing, signed by the City Clerk, and 
served in the manner prescribed in the second section of 
this ordinance by the City Marshal or Messenger. 


Dre aloe oo 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 429 


CHAPTER. LXXTI. 


WORKS— PUBLIC— COMMISSIONER OF. 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1299. Control execution of work. 1307. Condemned stock, sale, report, ete. 
1300. Rules and forms devolved upon 1308. Keep complaint books. 
him. 1309. Commissioner’s clerk. 
1301. Shall make and submit estimates. 1310. Whole time required. 
1302. Make monthly detailed statement. 1511. Office—where kept. 
1508. Accounts—how made out and ap- 1312. Teams to be tagged. 
proved. 1313. Work to be executed in order of 
1304. Employees, purchases, ete. passing up. 
1305. Subject to Mayor and General 1314. Mayor may suspend order in 
Council. emergency. 
1306. Authority to order work limited 1315. Chain-gang—how used in grading. 
and jurisdiction of commissioner. 


SecTION 1299. The Commissioner of Public Works Controls | 
shall have full and complete control of the execution of all % ¥°™: 
work of every kind ordered from time to time by the Mayor 
and General Council on the streets, sidewalks, curbing, 
bridges, culverts, sewers and drains of the city, except the 
inspection of paving streets and sidewalks and construction 
of sewers let out by contract, which is the duty of the City 
Engineer; and shall have like eontrol of the city stockade 
and grounds connected with the same, and of all city con- 
victs and employees connected with the departments of the 
city’s service relating to those matters. 

Sec. 1300. The organization, rules, forms and methods ance 
of business lately used and in operation under the Board of? ete. 
Commissioners of Streets and Sewers shall be devolved on 
and may be continued in use by said Commissioner of Pub- 
lic Works in the transaction of his business until changed 
by him, or by the General Council, except that the Com- 
missioner, or his clerk, shall discharge the duties formerly 
devolved on the Superintendent of Streets, which latter, as 
a separate office, is hereby abolished.” 

Sec. 1301. The said Commissioner of Public Works 
shall, in January of each year, make up and present to the 
Finance Committee of the General Council an estimate of 
the amount that will be necessary for all work on the streets 


Jan. 4, 1886. 


430 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. 


Make esti- 
mates. 


Report at 
first meet- 
ing of 
Council. 
Each 
month’s 
work com- 
pleted and 
in progress. 


and sewers, and other work and expense of his department 
for the year; and the Mayor and General Council shall, at 
the time the other apportionments are made, set apart and 
apportion to said street and sewer work, or other work and 
expense in the department of said Commissioner of Public 
Works, such amount or amounts as may, in their judgment, 
be necessary and proper for the year. The amounts thus 
apportioned shall be paid out in such a manner as the said 
Mayor and General Council shall provide, and such reason- 
able amount as may be necessary may be advanced before 
the annual apportionments in May, as other apportionments 
of the city. Said Commissioner shall, in furnishing the 
estimates above mentioned, specify the same separately, 
stating how much will be necessary for streets; how much 
for sewers, and how much for permanent improvements or 
other particular work or expense in his department. 

Sec. 1302. Said Commissioner shall, at the first regular 
meeting in each month, furnish to the Mayor and General 
Council a detailed statement of work in progress and of 
work completed in his department during the past month, 
and shall in said report carefully show as to each work or 
expenditure, how far the actual expense has overgone or 
fallen short, as the case may be, of what was estimated for 
it when the work was ordered, and shall, on the Saturday 
before each regular meeting of said Mayor and General 
Council, furnish to the Clerk of Council, and the same to 
be entered on the minutes, a carefully prepared statement, 
showing all work ordered but not done and paid for, so as 
to exhibit the amount, as near as he can estimate, of liabili- 
ties or expense previously incurred by vote of the General 
Council, but not up to that time appearing in the expense 
accounts of the Clerk’s office, in such form and to such 
effect as that the Comptroller may be enabled to enter and 
deduct the same under appropriate heads in the financial 
statement required by law to be made up at each meeting 


of said body. 


Part IT.—ORDINANCES. 431 


‘So. 1303. All accounts for work done in the department yra46 out 
of said Commissioner to be paid for out of the regular annual 2¢¢oun’ 
apportionment set apart by the Mayor and General Council 
for such work, shall, before they are paid, be made out as 
other accounts against the city are made, be approved by 
said Commissioner, if found correct, and approved in like 
manner by the Committee on Streets and Sewers, as the 
case may be, and delivered to the Comptroller, and shall 
then take such course as other accounts against the city; 
and said Commissioner shall be responsible to the Mayor 
and General Council for the just and economical expenditure 
of the public funds in his department. 

Seo. 1304. And said Commissioner of Public Works Appoint 
shall have the right of appointment and discharge of all cnplenee 
employees in his department, except as hereinafter provided, 
and see to the execution of all contracts, and see to the 
correctness of all dealings with said City of Atlanta, and 
on behalf of said city, pertaining to his department. 

Sec. 1305. In the execution of his office and discharge Peta ee 
of all the duties thereof, he shall be subject to the direction Coen 
and control of the Mayor and General Council, and to such 
orders, regulations and ordinances as that body may from 
time to time adopt in relation to the same. 

Sec. 1306. The said Commissioner of Public Work BS Arn 


end more 


' at ee B a a “ea $ 7 ic $100 
shall not be authorized to make any contract, or to do any tap. $100 | 


work of his own motion, the cost of which would exceed ™°"°™ 


one hundred dollars. The jurisdiction of the said Com- 
missioner of Public Works shall extend to and embrace 
Takes place 


all the powers and duties exercised by the CORT SLOT Te or 
4 Ss 


of Streets and Sewers under then existing laws, except in Steets and 


so faras they may be repealed or modified by the act of @xcePt ete 
the Legislature creating the office of Commissioner of 

Public Works, or by ordinances of the city now existing 

or hereafter passed. 


Sec. 1307. The said Commissioner of Publie W Ure Ga con: 


> 7 stock, etc., 
shall, from time to time, at public auction, of which. due and ste. ete. 


proper publication shall be made, dispose of all condemned $24 i¢P0 7" 


Part II].—ORDINANCES. 


But not to 
buy at 
such sale. 


Keep a 
complaint 
book and 
examine 
matters 
reported 
therein. 


His clerk 
subject 

to his 
direction. 


Engage in 
no other 
business. 


Office to be 
assigned by 
Com mittee 


on Publie 
Buildings, 


stock, vehicles and appliances, and old and unused material 
in his department, after first submitting the proposition to 
the Mayor and General Council and obtaining their order 
therefor, and shall make a written report after each sale so 
made at the next meeting of the Mayor and General Coun- 
cil, giving a detailed statement of articles sold and price 


brought, and accompanying said report with the receipt of 


the Clerk of Council for the funds arising therefrom; and 
the city’s title to such property shall not be diverted in any 
other manner than as herein provided. It shall be unlaw- 
ful for the said commissioner, either directly or indirectly, 
to be a purchaser at these sales of any such property. 

Sec. 1308. The said commissioner shall keep in his 
office a book to be known as “The Complaint Book,” 
wherein the police, sanitary inspectors, or any citizen may, 
from time to time, make entry of obstacles and defects in 
the streets and sewers needing immediate remedy; and it 
shall be the duty of the said commissioner to at once 
examine into the same, and to take such steps as he may 
be authorized by law to provide a remedy for the same. 

Sec. 1309. The Clerk of the Commissioner of Public 
Works shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by 
said Commissioner of Public Works, and shall be under his 
direction and control, and shall be subject to suspension or 
removal by the General Council on the address of the said 
commissioner, 

Sec. 1310. The said Commissioner of Public Works, 
and his clerk, shall devote their entire time to the interests 
of the city, and shall have or engage in no calling or busi- 
ness other than the duties of their respective offices. 

Sec. 1811. There shall be assigned to said commissioner 
by the committee on public buildings a suitable office 
or office-room for the transaction of the business of his 
department as the interests of the same and of the public 
may demand. 


Part I].—ORDINANCES. ASS 


Sec. 13812. WHEREAS, The City of Atlanta owns and 


operates teams and wagons on its streets: Therefore be it yo83 0,P° 


4 e e t 9 t > 
ordained, That all teams, either single or double, have a inservice 


red metal tag not less than three inches long and one and aici 
one-half inches wide, attached in the following manner : 
Each tag to be stamped “City of Atlanta.” Every two- 
horse or four-horse team to have this tag attached to bridle 
at the ear-band, on the outside of each animal; single draft 
animals to have it attached in similar manner on each side. 
All teams that are hired by the city, while they are in the 
employ of the city, are to be tagged in the same manner. 
Any driver of teams belonging to the city, or of teams in 
the employ of the city, who does not comply with this yy 69s5, 
ordinance shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding fifty 
dollars, or imprisonment not longer than thirty days. 
Sec. 1313. All street, sidewalk and sewer work shall be 


: : . Order of 
done in the order in which the same was passed up by the work on 
< streets, 
Mayor and General Council, all work passed up at. the sewers or 
j ‘ sidewalks. 


same meeting having equal rank, but the Mayor and 
General Council may at any such meeting fix the order 
in which work passed up at the same meeting shall be Feb.6, 1891, 
executed. 

Src. 1314. The order fixed, as provided for in the pre- Guetaess 


; : 7 & s See he change 
ceding section, for the execution of work, shall not be Chane 


changed or varied, except by action of the Mayor and Gen- sunject to. 
. . - . concur- 
eral Council ; provided, that the Mayor, in an emergency, rence of 
es ‘ : Council 
shall have the discretion to change the order of any such at next 
meeting. 


work; but such change, when authorized by the Mayor, 
shall be reported by him to the next meeting of the Mayor 
and General Council, and shall not longer prevail, unless /*™ 


such change be then and there concurred in by the Mayor 


: Chain gang 
and General Council. to be used 
: Lede! a 3 ; in grading 
Sec. 1315. The Commissioner of Public Works shall onty where 

¥ the Mayor 

only have the force of hands, known as the chain-gang, pug Gens 
us S adj t+reete ‘J rallks where orders, aud 
ed for the purpose of grading streets and sidewalks where nde ihe 
the Mayor and General Council orders and passes up the direction 
and Street 
Com mittee 


oe Oks 


A434 Part II.—ORDINANCES, 


same during the present year, (1891) and when not engaged 
in this work, such force shall be used by said commissioner 
under the direction of the Mayor and street committee. 


CHAPTER LXXIIT, 


SECTION. SECTION. 
1316. Park Commission. 1319. Hunting, fishing, ete., prohibited. 
1317. Booths, stands, ete. 320. Flowers, foliage, etc., protected. 


1318. Ordinances applied to preserve 1321. Penalty for violating rules. 
peace and order. | 1322. Violators of State laws prosecuted 
SEcTION 1316. The general control, management and 
authority over property of the City of Atlanta known as 
the L. P. Grant Park, is hereby vested in the Park Com- 
es mission, which Commission shall consist of the Standing 
Committee on Parks of the General Council, and four citi- 
zens to be appointed by the Mayor at the time the Standing 
Committees of Council shall be appointed; said Commission 
shall have power (subject to the supervision of the General 


Members. 
Council) to protect the city’s property, enforce order, permit 
or prohibit public meetings, picnics, games, or assemblage 
of persons for any purpose whatever, on the grounds of said 
ee park; prescribe rules and regulations for the government 


of themselves and the property which they control, and 
generally to carry forward improvements as money may be 
from time to time appropriated for such purpose. 
ae Sec. 1317. All laws and ordinances in force in the City 
stands, ete. of Atlanta in relation to the erection of booths, stands. ete., 
for the sale of articles of any nature, and the manner of 
obtaining license therefor and the fees to be paid, shall 
Lawin apply to said park: Provided, that no license to sell or 
Bos retail spirituous or malt liquors therein shall be granted 
upon any terms. 
Peaceand HC: 13818. All laws and ordinances in force in the City 
order ordi- of Atlanta for the promotion of the peace, good order and 


apply in ; i oS adratiy Be x 
the Park, Morals thereof, whenever applicable, are hereby extended 
to and embrace the territory included in said park and in 


PART -T1-—ORDINANCES. © 435 


Piedmont Park, and any person violating said ordinances 
shall be subject to the penalties provided in the City Code. 

Sec. 1319. Any person who shall hunt with dogs or fire- Be eg 
arms of any kind, shoot, fish, swim or bathe in said park, Dogs not 

: ‘ : allowed in 
shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisoned not the Park. 
longer than thirty days. 

Sec. 1320. Any person or persons picking or breaking 
the flowers or foliage, without permission of the Commis- greaking 
sioners; or who shall cut, work, or deface any of the trees, ree gtr 
signs or public notices, buildings or other property; or who 
shall throw stones, sticks or other missiles; or who shall 
interfere with or chase rabbits, squirrels or birds, rob or 
destroy their nests; or who shall stand, wa‘k or ride on the 
grass, post bills or notices in said park, shall, on conviction penaity. 
thereof before the Recorder of said city, be fined not exceed- 
ing fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not longer than thirty 
days. 

SEC. 1321. Any person or persons who shall persist in poictent 
the violation of any of the rules and regulations prescribed Jaze" 
by the Park Commission for the government of said park, 
after notice to desist from so doing, shall, on conviction aa 
thereof before the Recorder of said city, be fined in a sum 
not exceeding ten dollars, or be imprisoned not longer than 
ten days. 


Sec. 1322. Should any person or persons, in violating 
ry _ 3 ~ Penal laws 
any of the foregoing sections or doing any other act, be of State— 

‘ o 5 5 hd : violations 


guilty of any offense under the Penal Code of this State or prosecuted 
city, it shall be the duty of the officer in charge to arrest 
him or them, and vigorously prosecute for said offense. 


436 Part I[].—ORDINANCES. 


CHAPTER LXXIYV. 


VOTING—BY MAYOR AND GENERAL COUNCIL IN ELEOC- 
TIONS. 


SecTION 1323. That in all elections by the General 
Aue Ieee Council the vote shall be taken viva voce on the call of the 
roll by the clerk, and shall be entered on the minutes of 

the General Council. 


CHAPTER LXXY. 
STANDING COMMITTEE ON BRIDGES. 


SECTION 1324. A new standing committee of the General 
Council shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the standing 
committees heretofore provided for by ordinance. This 
Jan. 1851. new committee to be composed of three members of the 
General Council, and to be known as the Committee on 
Bridges; and to this committee shall be referred all ordi- 
nances, resolutions, petitions, etc., relative to the erection, 
maintainance and condition of the bridges built or to be 

built in the city. : 


CHAPTER: OX XV. 
GOVERNMENT OF GRADY HOSPITAL, 


SECTION 1325. WHEREAS, Heretofore, to-wit: on the 6th 
day of January, 1890, the Mayor and General Council of 
the City of Atlanta authorized the appointment by his 


Preamble. 


Honor the Mayor of said city of a committee composed of 
members of the General Council and from citizens, and 
who were entrusted with the inauguration of the Grady 
Hospital, and the erection of the hospital building; and, 
whereas, in conformity to said action of the Mayor and 


cen General Council, his Honot the Mayor appointed the follow- 


ing named gentleman on said committee, to-wit: Joseph 


a rr 


Part II].—ORDINANCES. A437 


Hirsch, 5. M. Inman, J. W. English, R. J. Lowry, W. A. 
Hemphill, M. C. Kiser, W. A. Moore, R.-B. Bullock, J. Committee 
L. Brown, H. T. Inman, Dr. A. W. Calhoun, Hoke Smith, "*?*" 
Albert Howell, Dr. Hunter P. Cooper and Jacob Elsas ; 
and, whereas, said committee have had the supervision and 
direction of said hospital enterprise up to the present time, 
the lot having been secured and the building commenced ; 
and, whereas, for the completion of said building the raising 
of additional funds is necessary and desirable ; 

SEC. 1326. Therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and 


. More 
General Council, That the above named gentlemen com- money 
posing said committee be, and they are hereby authorized puch ee 


and empowered to continue the work of the erection of said ™°Y, 4 
building and the equipment of the same for hospital pur-°*Pe™? 
poses, with and to the extent only of the money which they 

may receive therefor, but without any liability on the part 

of the city, except such as may be hereafter expressly pro- Rye 
vided for, and the said committee shall have full power to city to be 


liable only 
receive in behalf of the city and the promoters, additional tthe 


extent 
. e . e >. ly 
subscriptions of money and donations for the erection and SxPress3 


equipment of said hospital, and may receive donations and 
subscriptions on such terms and conditions as to them may 
seem reasonable and just, whether such subscriptions be 
from individuals, companies, railroads or other corporations. 

Sec. 1327. Said board, or a majority of them, are hereby ya snaes 
empowered to adopt such rules and regulations with refer-'U® °¢ 
ence to such subscriptions and donations as they may deem 
proper ; and said committee shall have the entire charge of 
all matters appertaining to the completion and equipment 
of the said building, under the limitation hereinbefore stated, 
until the same is completed and ready for opening as a hos- 
pital, when the same shall be turned over to said city for 
such further organization or control of the same as may be 
deemed proper by the Mayor and General Council. 

Sec. 1328. Should any vacancies occur on said committee aaa 
by death, resignation, removal from the city or otherwise, 5207" 
the same may be filled by appointment of the Mayor. 


438 


Part II.—ORDINANCES. 


Sec. 1329. All laws and ordinances in conflict with the 
foregoing ordinance are hereby repealed. | 


ADOPTING ORDINANCE. 
An Ordinance adopting the Revised Code of the City of Atlanta of 1891, 


SECTION 1. Be it ordained, By the Mayor and General 
Council of the City of Atlanta, and it is hereby ordained 
by authority of the same, that the Revised Code of the laws 
and ordinances of the City of Atlanta, compiled by John 
B. Goodwin, City Attorney, and James A. Anderson, Assist- 
ant City Attorney, and submitted to this body at this meet- 
ing, be, and the same is hereby adopted and declared to be 
in full force and effect. All ordinances not therein con- 
tained, sud which are in conflict therewith except those 
adopted at this meeting and the Tax Ordinance now of 
force be, and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved April 8th, 1891. 


Nile) al a 


FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MAYOR AND GENERAL 
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA. 


RuxE 1. The Mayor and General Council will meet at pate ana 
the Council Chamber at 3 o’clock Pp. M. on the first end aientee 
third Mondays in each month, and continue in session from 
day to day, in their discretion. 

RULE 2. Special meetings of the General Council may g, .4i4) 
be called by the Mayor whenever, in his discretion, the ™e#™8* 
exigencies of the case may require it. 

Rute 3. Nine members of the General Council shall Quorum. 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and in 
all cases a less number may adjourn from time to time, and 
compel the attendance of absentees. 

Rue 4. The Mayor pro tem., or, in his absence. any presiding 
member of the General Council, who may be designated, vragayt 
(a quorum being present,) shall take the chair at the hour 
appointed for any regular adjourned or special meeting. 

The Mayor shall preside during the election of officers. 

Rue 5. The presiding officer, whether the Mayor, order, com- 
Mayor pro tem., or any member of the General Council, pepe 
shall enforce the rules of this body, preserve order and 
decorum, and appoint all committees, unless the General 
Council shall otherwise direct, in which case they shall be 
appointed by the General Council, in such manner as may 
be determined upon. 


449 RuULFS OF ORDER. 


Rue 6. The following order shall be observed in the 
Order of transaction of business, viz: 
1. Call of roll of members. 
2. Report of the Committee on Minutes. 
3. Action of Aldermanic Board. 
4. Financial statement—balance sheet. 
5. Petitions and communications. 
6. Reports of standing committees. 
7. Reports of special committees. 
8. Reports of officers. 
9. Resolutions, orders, and ordinances. . 
RuLE 7. No account, not examined and certified to be 
Accounts. correct by a member of the proper committee, or by the 
Mayor, will be passed. 
RvuLE 8. Every committee shall report upon the subject- 
“eport- matter referred at the succeeding meeting, or shall show 
good cause why such report is not made. 
Be Rue 9. Every officer whose duty it is made, by order 
officers. or resolution in the General Council, to report at the regu- 
lar meetings of this body, shall punctually perform his duty, 
or be fined, in the discretion of the General Council. 
Rute 10. Every ordinance shall be read twice at the 
Ordinances same or different regular or special meetings of the General 
Council previous to its adoption. 
Rue 11. All motions shall be reduced to writing at the 
request of the Mayor or any member of the General Council. | 
Ru iE 12. In all matters pending before the General 
Majority. Council, a majority shall govern. In all cases of a tie, the 
Mayor, or presiding officer, shall give the casting vote, but 
at no other times, and under no other circumstances, shall 


Motions. 


Tie vote. 
he be permitted to vote. 


Rue 13. Each member of the General Council, while 

pale a speaking, shall be standing, respectfully address the chair, 
confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid all 
personal or indecorous language. No member shall inter- 

rupt another while speaking, except to rise to a point of 

order, the point to be briefly stated to the presiding officer. 


RULES OF ORDER. 443 


Rute 14. The Mayor, or fndaid hee offieen,' shall Eanes Gere ak 
questions of order, subject to an appeal to the General % 0": 
Council. 

Rue 15. In all votes, resolutions, or ordinances, having Reconsia- 

for their object the increase of the Mdepeadness of the city, eae 
or the expenditure of its revenue, except the payment of its 
salaried officers, any one Alderman, or any two Council- 
men, may give notice of a motion to reconsider, which 
notice, in either case, shall delay the question until said 
reconsideration can be acted on at the next regular meeting. 
Tn all other cases, a motion to reconsider any of the pro- 
ceedings of the General Council will not be entertained, 
unless made by a member who previously voted in the 
affirmative. 

Rue 16. On the call of any member of the General yeas ana 
Council, the vote on any question may be taken by yeas” 
and nays, and recorded. 

Rue 17. In the order of business established by rule 6 Heper e 
when the head of ‘Reports of Committees” is reached, the 
reports of the committees will be called for in the following 
order : 


1. Committee on Finance. 


—_ 


2. Committee on Ordinances. 
2. Committee on Streets and Sidewalks. 
4, Committee on Police. 
5. Committee on Sewers and Drains. 
6. Committee on Wells, Pumps and Cisterns. 
7. Committee on Tax. 
8. Committee on Relief. 
9. Committee on Electric Lights Street Railroads, ete. 
10. Committee on Markets. 
11. Committee on Fire Department. 
12. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. 
13. Committee on Public Schools. 
14. Committee on Cemetery. 
15, Committee on Printing. 
16. Committee on Water-works. 


444 


RULES OF ORDER. 


Communi- 
cations. 


Record of 
rules. 


Parliamen- 
tary rules 
govern. 


Cushing’s 
Manual. 


Change 
in rules. 


Debate. 


Only mem- 


bers to 
speak. 


~I 
sl 


May 7,18 


Reports of 
commit- 
tees. 


17. Committee on Contested Claims and Litigation. 

18. Committee on Sanitary Affairs. 

19. Committee on Parks. 

20. Committee on Bridges. 

21. Special Committees. 

Rue 18. No communication to the General Council 
shall be entertained unless the same be in writing. 

Rute 19. The Clerk shall keep a separate book, in which 
shall be entered these and all other rules and by-laws which 
the General Council may pass, and also a book in which 
shall be entered the several ordinances adopted by the Gen- 
eral Council. 

Rue 20. The Mayor, or presiding officer, when the 
General Council is in session, shall enforce parliamentary 
rules for its government, so far as they are applicable to 
such a legislative body, and do not conflict with the rules. 
adopted. | 

RuLk 21. Cushing’s Manual shall be the recognized 
exponent of parliamentary law. 

Rut& 22. Any additional rule or rules may, from time to 


time, be made by the General Council, but no alteration of 


a rule shall take place, nor the suspension of any rule, with- 
out the consent of two-thirds of the members present. 

Ruuk 23. No member of the General Council shall speak 
more than ten minutes on any question under debate, nor 
more than once on the same question until all who wish to 
speak shall have opportunity to do so; neither shall any 
member speak more than twice on the same question with- 
out permission. 

Ru LE 24. No person, not a member of the General 
Souncil, shall speak on any matter pending without the 
unanimous consent of the members present. 

Rue 25+ The unfinished business of any meeting shall 
be laid over to be acted on at the next regular meeting, and 
to be taken up after resolutions and ordinances. 

Rue 26. All reports of committees on matters referred. 
to or originating with them, shall be written in ink, and 


RULES OF ORDER. 445 


shall, in all cases, be so framed as to clearly indicate the 
action of the committee; and if the report involves the 
expenditure of money, it shall, in all cases, show the amount 
to be expended, or an approximation thereto. 

Rue 27. While the General Council is in session its Members 


f Z and officers 
members, as well as the officers of the city in attendance tobe 


thereon, shall occupy the seats, or positions, in the Council Bea 
Chamber respectively assigned them, and shall not leave 
them, except by permission of the Mayor. 

RuLeE 28. All petitions presented shall be referred by the reference 
chair to the appropriate committee for consideration; such oa 
reference, however, being subject to the control of the Gen- 
eral Council. 

Rue 29. His Honor the Mayor shall, towards the close go, mittee 
of each month, appoint a committee of three members of °*™™"" 
the General Council, one Alderman and two Councilmen, 
who shall comprise the Monthly Committee on Minutes, 
and whose duty it shall be during the month for which 
they are appointed to examine the minutes of the previous 
sessions of the General Council and Aldermanic Board, 
regular, adjourned and called, and report in writing, signed 
by each member, whether they find the same correct or not. 


ALDERMANIC BOARD RULES. 


1. An ordinance that, having regularly passed the Mayor o,ajnances 
and Council, requires the concurrence of the Aldermanic ant 
Board, shall be read one time and then acted upon. 

2. The regular meetings of the Aldermanic Board shall ver 
be held at 10 o’clock a. M., on Thursdays following the mectings. 


regular meetings of the Mayor and General Council. 


Meeting. 


Chairman. 


Order and 
decorum. 


Chairman 
pro tem. 


Oraer of 
business. 


RULES, OF ORI ia 


FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS. 


RuLe 1. The Board will meet at Police Headquarters 
on the second Monday in each month, at 7:30 o’clock Pp. m. 
A majority of the members may convene the Board at any 
time they may think necessary. 

RuLE 2. The chairman shall take the chair at the hour: 
appointed for any regular, or adjourned, or extra meeting, 
and shall immediately call the members to order, and, on 
the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the minutes ot the 
preceding meeting to be read. 

Rue 3. He shall preserve order and decorum, and shall 
appoint all committees, unless the Board shall otherwise 
direct, in which case they shall be appointed by ballot. 

Rure 4. In the absence of the chairman at any stated or 
regular meeting, the chairman pro tem. is vested with all 
the powers of the chairman during such absence. 

Rue 5. The following order shall be observed in the 
transaction of business : 

1. Reading the Minutes. 

2. Trials. 

3. Petitions and Communications. 

4. Reports of Committees. 

5. Reports of Special Committees. 

6. Reports of Officers. 

7. Resolutions and Ordinances. 

RuLE 6. Every committee shall report upon the subject 


Committee or subjects referred at the preceding meeting, or show good 


Report. 


cause why no report is made. 


Rue 7. Every officer whose duty it is made, by order of 


resolution of the Board, to report at the regular meetings. 


Nl Sa ee 


RULES OF ORDER FOR POLICE COMMISSIONERS. 447 


of the Board, shall punctually perform his duty, or be fined, 
at the discretion of the Board. 

Rute 8. All motions shall be reduced to writing, if the Motion. 
Chairman or any member of the Board desire it. 

Rute 9. In all matters coming before the Board a ma- Majority. 
jority shall govern 


Adjourn- 


Rute 10. A motion for adjournment shall always be in 30" 


order. 

Rue 11. No member, while the Board is in session, session— 
shall speak on the subject under discussion without first aie 
rising from his seat. When more than one member shall 
rise at or near the same time, the Chairman shall decide in 
favor of that one who shall first attract his attention. 

Every speaker shall address the Chair, and no member 
shall interrupt another while speaking, except to call him 
to order. 

Rue 12. The Chairman shall decide all questions of Qnestions 
order, but any member dissatisfied with any of the deci- 
sions, shall have the right to appeal to the Board. 

Rute 13. A motion to reconsider any of the proceedings rReconsia- 
of the Board will not be entertained, unless it is made by ru he 
a member who previously voted in the majority, trials 
excepted. 

Rue 14. Any additional rule or rules may, from time Aietaiion 
to time, be made by the Board, but no alteration of a rule 
shall take place without the consent of two-thirds of the 
members present. 

Rue 15. In the trial of any member of the police force, . |. 
charged with the violation of the rules and ordinances, the 
room shall be cleared, after the testimony and argument 
have been heard, until the decision of the Board be formed. 

Rue 16. No communication to the Board shall be en- cations. 
tertained, ee the same be in writing. 

Rue 17. The Chairman, when the Board is in session, Alea rag 


shall enforce parliamentary rules, as far as they are appli- 
cable to such a body. 


WATER WOR 


BY aA 


FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ATLANTA BOARD OF 
WATER COMMISSIONERS. 


The following By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, and 

Water Rates were adopted by the Board of Water Com- 

missioners, by virtue of authority granted by act of the 

Legislature of Georgia. [See sections 49 to 55 of this Code. | 

1. The officers of the Board shall consist of a President, 

Officers. Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, all of whom shall 

be elected by ballot at the first regular meeting in January 

of each year, and shall hold their office for the term of one 
year. 

2. There shall be a regular meeting of the Board on the 

first and third Wednesdays in eath month at 4p. M. Called 

meetings may be held at such other times as may, in the 


Meetings. 


judgment of the President, or any three members of the 
Board, be necessary to transact the business of said Board. 
3. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all 
President’s . . 
duties. meetings of the Board; to preserve strict order; to procure 
at all times the correct meaning and sense of the Board; 
to conduct the business of the Board under the general par- 
liamentary rules governing deliberative bodies; to call the 
_ Board together in extra session whenever, in his judgment, 
it may become necessary, or whenever requested to do so 
by any three members of the Board. 
4, It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to preside, 
vice-Presi- and otherwise perform the duties of the President, in the 


dent. 
absence of the President. 


WateER WORKS. 449. 


5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a correct gorotary. 
record of the official acts and doings of the Board in a 
book provided for the purpose. 

6. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to take charge Treasurer. 
ofall moneys or funds which may be turned over to him 
by the Secretary, or from any other source, receipting for 
and depositing the same to the credit of the Board of Water 
Commissioners, in such bank in the City of Atlanta, or at 
such other place, as may be decided upon by said Board. 

7. The Board may appoint an Auditor, whose duty it Auditor. 
shall be to examine all bills which may be presented against 
the Board of Water Commissioners, and to approve the 
same before they shall be paid. 

8. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for Quorum. 
the transaction of business. 

9. No real estate, or other property or right-of-way for, Bight of 
or on account of, the Board of Water Commissioners shall 
be purchased or obtained, except by a resolution of the 
Board, or through a committee appointed for that purpose. 

10. No money shall be borrowed or debt contracted 
binding the Board of Water Commissioners, except by ¢ ey | 
resolution of the Board, or through a committee appointed 
for that purpose. 

11. The signatures of the President and Secretary to any g natures 
lawful paper, when signed by authority of the Board, shall ' P*?™ 
be considered as binding upon the Board as if each member 
had signed separately for himself. 

12. All papers, such as deeds, bonds, contracts, etc., Record 

and filing. 
necessary to be recorded, shall be taken by the Secretary, 
and caused to be placed on record; after which they shall 
be filed in the archives of the city, or such other place as 
may be safe, right and proper. 
13. It shall be the duty of the Board, whenever the Treasurer 
‘ and bond. 
water bonds shall have been sold, and any money is placed 
in the hands of the Treasurer, to require said Treasurer to 
give a bond, with approved security, in the sum of 
Gdollars for the faithful performance of his duty. 


Commi:= 
sioners. 


Superin- 
tendent. 


RULES AND REGULAGiG 


GOVERNING THE ATLANTA WATER-WORKS. 


ARTICLE 1, The water-works shall be .managed by the 
Board of Water Commissioners, who are authorized to make 
such By-Laws and Regulations, elect such officers, and fix 
such salaries as they may deem necessary for the safe, 
economical and efficient management of the works. The 
Board also reserves the right to increase or decrease the 
number of officers named in these Regulations, at their dis- 
cretion; and each and every officer of the water-works shall 
hold his position at the pleasure of the Board. 

Art. 2. The Superintendent shall be the general execu- 
tive officer of the water-works, and give bond, with satis- 
factory security, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the 
faithful discharge of his duties. The Superintendent shall 
see that the rules and regulations of the Board are enforced ; 
that all contracts and specifications are fulfilled; that the 
assessment of water rates are correctly made and attach- 
ments are platted; that all money due the water-works is 
collected and properly deposited, and that all accounts and 
claims are audited and approved by the Board, after their 
inspection and endorsement by the Secretary. The Super- 
intendent shall have general supervision over all the opera- 
tions of the water-works, and shall report to the Board as 
to its working condition weekly, and make such suggestions 
and plans for its improvement and extension as may be 
advantageous to the works. He shall also see that the 
Secretary performs his duties according to the regulations, 
and inspect and certify to his accounts, reports, ete. He 
shall make monthly statements of the quantity and cost of 


WaTER WORKS. ADd5T 


pipe, extensions and stop-valves and _ fire-hydrants set, 
together with the estimates of all work performed during 
the month. 

In January, annually, the Superintendent shall submit a annua 
report to the Board, showing in detail a general and com- ae 
plete record of the operations and expenses of the works 
for the year preceding, 
tures for the ensuing year. He shall also supervise the pipe 


with an estimate for the expendi- 


laying, keep the books, if required, and attend to such other 
duties as the Board may require. 

The Superintendent shall also submit a monthly report Report — 
from the engineer, showing the amount of water pumped, 
the number and the date of fire alarms, the quantity and 
cost of fuel and supplies used, and repairs and extensions 
made in the pumping department. He shall also make out 
and certify to pay-rolls, monthly bills, and expenses of 
evéry description, and keep a complete record thereof for 
reference; he shall record all specifications, contracts, and 
make plats of service pipe, attachments and pipe extensions, 
with the dimensions and cost thereof, for the inspection and 
approval of the Board. 

ArT. 3. The Engineer shall have charge of the pumping Engineer. 
works, machinery and reservoir; he shall keep a careful 
account of all fuel, supplies used, and repairs made, and 
cost thereof, and report to the Superintendent the condition 
of the machinery whenever required, and make a monthly 
statement of the revolutions and strokes of the engines, the 
quantity of water pumped, dates and duration of fire ser- 
vice, and condition of machinery; make out and certify to 
pay-rolls for his department, test and report quantity, 
quality and cost of fuel and supplies, to the Superintendent 
for the inspection and approval of the Board. He shall 
give bond and security for the faithful performance of the 
duties in the sum of five thousand dollars. 

Art. 4. The Secretary shall give satisfactory bond, in the 
sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful 
performance of his duties; he shall keep and have charge 


Secretary. 


WATER WORKS. 


Duties of 
Secretary. 


Employes. 


Contracts. 


Superin- 
tendent. 


Pay-rolls. 


Bills. 


Duplicates 
of orders. 


of the water-work books, papers, pay-rolls and accounts; 
keep a register of the applications made for water, assess- 
ments, permits, hydrants, attachments, water rates and rents, 
collections, disbursements and receipts; make out bills, 
keep the minutes of the Board, and submit monthly reports, 
showing rate of water consumption; water turned on or off, 
receipts, expenses and financial condition of the water-works, 
with such other duties as the Board may designate. The 
introduction of water supply being usually slow as to private 
consumption, the offices of Superintendent and Secretary 
may be consolidated until the Board finds it necessary to 
re-e establish the office of Secretary. 

Arr. 5. All employees of the water-works receiving pay 
sancti seventy-five dollars per month shall be confirmed 
by the Board. ) 

Art. 6. No commissioner, officer or employee of the 
water-works shall, in any manner, be interested, directly or 
indirectly, in any contract or purchases made by the water- 
works. 

Art. 7. The Superintendent may purchase material or 
order repairs for the water-works, not exceeding two hun- 
dred and fifty dollars in cost; but in all instances, after 
having made such purchases or repairs, he must report the 
necessity and cost of the same at the next meeting of the 
Board. 

Art. 8. All pay.rolls must be certified to by the Super- 
intendent or Engineer and Secretary, and be approved by 
the Board, and receipted by the employees. 

Art. 9. The officers of the Board must submit bills 
monthly, properly certified to by the Super ta or 
Engineer and Secretary. 

Art. 10. Duplicates must be kept of all orders for sup- 
plies or repairs, and disbursements made, for inspection by 
the Board. 


WatTER WORKS. 458 


RULES GOVERNING PLUMBERS. 


Section 1. All attachments by ferrule or otherwise, to Atteh. 
any of the water mains or distributing pipes, shall be done 
under the supervision and gecording to the approval of the 
Superintendent of the water-works. 

Src. 2. Any plumber desiring to do business with the Blomber's 
water-works shall, before receiving a license, file his peti- 
tion in the water-works office, giving the name of his firm 
‘and place of business. The petition must guarantee that 
the plumber is thoroughly competent and responsible, and 
that he will abide by, and be governed by the rules of the 
water-works made now and hereafter. He shall also give 
satisfactory bond, indemnifying and saving harmless the 
water-works from any accidents or damages which may 
result from his neglect or violation of said rules. 

Src. 3. Plumbers must make full and complete returns Returns. 
for all purposes to which water has been applied, under 
any permit granted to them, stating fully the number and 
kind of outlets upon the premises, also the kind of meter in 
use, its number, and where it is located, and said return 
must be made within forty-eight hours after completion of 
said work. Norshall any water be turned on until said 
return has been made and the work recorded, in accord- 
ance with the rules and regulations of the water-works. 

Src. 4. No plumber, or other person, shall make an ,, pave 
attachment to any old pipe or water fixtures, nor any pipe Petmssion 
where water has been turned off, unless permission has 
been granted to the applicant by the water-works authori- 
ties; nor shall any plumber, or other person, alter or 
extend any water pipes or attachments to conduct any 
water into any adjoining, premises, or additional hydrant, 
stable, water-closet, urinal, wash-basin, cistern, or fountain, 
or for any purpose whatever, without obtaining written per- 
mission from the water-works authorities for each and every 
separate modification or extension made; and in every 
instance, the plumber, after having tested his work, must 


454 


WATER WORKS: 


Inserting 
ferrule. 


Material 
in streets. 


Service 
pipe. 


Stop-cocks 
and 
location. 


Service 
pipe, etc. 


turn the water off, and report and return his permit to the 


water-works office within forty-eight hours after complet- 
ing his work. . : 

Sc. 5. No plumber, or other person, shall insert any 
ferrule into any water pipe or attachment, unless the appli- 
cant for water has first obtained written permission from the 
water-works authorities ; nor shall any ferrule exceed three- 
fourths of an inch inside diameter. ? 

Src. 6. All material removed in the streets or alleys by 
the plumber in making his trenches, shall be replaced in as 
good condition as before disturbed ; and no trench shall be 
left open after night-fall. Obstructions to travel or incon- 
venience to pedestrians, is positively prohibited in making 
trenches and attachments. é 

Sec. 7. In every case the service pipe extending from the 
street mains to the street limits must be of lead or iron. 
All of the iron pipe must be capable of bearing hydrostatic 
strain of 800 pounds to the square inch ; and the lead pipe 
must be of the kind named, extra strong. 

Src. 8. There shall be a brass cock (to be under the con- 
trol of the consumer) placed on the service pipe line within 
the premises, and at the expense of the consumer, for the 
purpose of guarding against leaks or accidents to the pipes 
on the premises; but in no case will the water-works be 
responsible for damages resulting from accidents or leaks 
happening within the premises of the consumer. 

Sec. 9. All service pipe must be laid at least two feet 


_ below the surface of the sidewalks, and be kept in good repair 


at the expense of the owner or occupant. <A suitable brass 
stop-cock must be located on the service pipe line within 
the curbstone, which will be made accessible to the water- 
works authorities for turning water off or on, or by placing 
a small cast-iron key box over the stop-cock, with a locked 
cover marked “Water.” A heavy penalty will be inflicted 
on any person or persons who disturb said key-box or stop- 
cock, except by written permission from the Superintendent. 


WATER WORKS. 455 


Sec. 10. Water cannot be turned on or off under any wae 


turning 


circumstances, to any premises, or for any purpose, but by oyando®. 


the authority of the Superintendent, except only by the 
plumber for testing his work, who must turn the water off 
immediately thereafter, according to the within rules. 

Sec. 11. Any violation of the aforesaid rules and regula- Violation 
tions by the plumber, or any other person or persons, will 
subject the offender, upon conviction before court, to a fine 
not exceeding treble the amount of damages appearing to 
have been sustained, besides the cost of said suit. Plumb- 
ers not observing these rules and regulations will also forfeit 
their right to do business with or receive plumbers’ permits 
from the water-works. 

Src. 12. Water will not be furnished to a “hopper closet” Hopper 
unless it is a’ “self-closing” or ‘“spring-seat hopper,” or ign a 
provided with a self-closing stop-cock or valve. All urinals 
must have a self-closing stop-cock attached. This rule will 
apply to repairs to old fixtures. When the supply is fur- 
nished through a meter, the kind of fixture is at the option 
of the consumer. | 

Sec. 13. The Water-works Board reserve the right to Reserva- 


amend, abridge, modify or add to any of the above rules as 
experience and public interest may require. 


RULES GOVERNING CONSUMERS. 


No. 1. All persons desiring a supply from the water- apptica- 
works must first make application at the water office, stat- rite 
ing fully the several and various uses for which water is 
wanted, and the name of a selected plumber. Such appli- 
cation must be made by the owner of the premises, or duly 
authorized agent, when a permit will be issued, specifying 
the particular uses applied for; and when thereafter any 
other use of water, or a discontinuance of any particular 
use, a further permit will be issued on application as afore- 
said, for extension or addition, or a plumber’s certificate 


456 


Damages. 


Repairs, 
ete. 


Two or 
more 
supplied 
through 
one tap. 


Mains— 
when 
tapped. 


Officers 
and 
employes 
of water 
works. 


Street 
and yard 
sprinklers. 


WatTER WORKS. 


must be furnished the water office for discontinuance, or the 
rent or rates will go on unchanged until such certificate is 
furnished. 3 

No. 2. It is understood that the city will not be liable 
for any damage that may result to consumers from the shut- 
ting off of a water-main or service for any purpose what- 
ever, even in cases where no notice is given, and no deduc- 
tion from water bills will be made in consequence thereof. 

No. 3. Persons taking water must keep their own water 
pipes, and all fixtures connected therewith, in good repair, 
and protected from frost. They must provide a stop and 
waste-cock, properly located inside the building, and have 
the pipes so arranged that the water can be drawn from them 
whenever and wherever there is danger of freezing. 

No. 4. When water shall be supplied to more than one 
party througha single tap, the bill for the whole supply 
furnished through’ such tap will be made to the owner of 
the property. In case of non-payment the water may be 
shut off, notwithstanding one or more parties may have paid 
their proportion to such owner. 

No. 5. The mains will not be tapped for builders’ use, 
unless there will be a consumption on the premises after the 
completion of the building. The location of the said tap, 
and application, to be made by the owner of the property. 

No. 6. The officers of the water-works, their agents and 
assistants, may enter the premises of any water taker, at any 
reasonable time, to examine the pipes and fixtures, the quan- 
tity of water used, and the manner of its use; and in case 
of fraudulent representation on the part of any water taker, 
or unnecessary waste of water, the payment will be forfeited 
and the supply of water stopped. 

No. 7. Street or yard sprinklers cannot be converted into 
hydrants, jets or fountains, or be allowed to run to waste in 
the gutters of the streets, or upon lawns or in yards, but 
must be kept closed, except when used for sprinkling, as 


intended. 


WATER WORKS. 157 


No. 8. No hose allowed to be used without a nozzle, and x, 16. 
no nozzle allowed more than one quarter inch diameter. 

No. 9. No hose or fountain allowed to be run in time Fire. 
of fire. 

No. 10. No premises to be sprinkled except those from Premises. 
whom water rent is collected. 

No. 11. Any person desiring to have a second service Second 
pipe run from the mains to his premises, shall be required P!?® 
to pay the whole cost of same, including stop-cock and 
key-box. 

No. 12. Hydrants, taps, hose, water-closets, urinals, baths Hydrants, 
or other fixtures, will not be permitted to be kept running 
when not in actual use. 

No. 13. No hydrant, bibb or hose attachment shall be gyarant 
placed in any yard or area of any premises, so situated as pa 
to be accessible to persons living in or occupying neighbor- 
ing premises, unless the owner of the premises first named 
becomes responsible for and pays the water rent for all 
persons using water therefrom. A separate rate will be 
charged for each separate house, store or premises supplied, 
and if supplied through one pipe and meter, all rates must 
be paid by one party on one bill. 

No. 14. Any water consumer who shall permit a neigh- Nein 
bor, builder, or any other person or persons whomsoever, 
to use water from his or her fixture, without ated 
permission to do so from the Superintendent, will forfeit 
their rent advanced, have water turned off, and pay a 
penalty fixed by the Water Board before water can be again 
turned on. 

No. 15. No permit will be granted for a street hydrant Permits for 

ydrants. 

nor will any one be allowed (except by special permission) 
to attach a “goose neck,” or any appliance whatever to 
any sprinkler so that water can be drawn on the streets for 
any purpose other than sprinkling, as specified in the 
permit. 


No. 16. Any person wishing to discontinue the use of eae 


water supplied from the water-works, must give notice ° W@t™ 


458 


WATER WORKS. 


Continu- 
ous flow. 


Non- 
payment. 


Rents— 
when 
collected. 


Failing to 
use water. 


Meters 
required. 


Rates to 
consumers. 
April 8, ’91. 


thereof at the water office, and he will be charged for the 
use of water until such notice is given. 

No. 17. No permit granted for a continuous flow from 
any fixture, however small the outlet, unless a special rate 
is made or a meter is used. 

No. 18. When water has been turned oft for non- 
payment, or for any violation of rules, the water will not 
again be turned on until fifty cents additional is paid for 
shutting off and turning on. 

No. 19. Water rents are payable monthly, during the | 
first ten days of the month following consumption. If not 
paid within that time the water will be cut off. 

No. 20. Persons having taps made and failing to use the 
water, will be required to pay the cost of making said taps, 
including cost of the stop-cock and key-box. 

No. 21. From and after July Ist, 1885, all water drawn 
from the city mains, except for fires, sewers, and sprinkling 
carts, shall pass through a meter, to be furnished by the 
consumer, and the Superintendent is instructed to give 
public notice of the passage of this resolution by publishing 
the same for thirty days in the Constitution and Journal, 
and by sending a postal to the office and residence of each 
rated consumer, and further to notify all owners of private 
fire fixtures that meters must be attached to the same. 

No. 22, Eighty-five cents per month entitles the con- 
sumer to use five thousand galions of water, and all over 
five thousand gallons is charged at the rate of seventeen 
cents per one thousand gallons. The same rate per thousand 
to large and small consumers, and for all purposes for which 
the water is used, except for that used for extinguishing 
fire, for which an allowance will be made at the water-works 
office. A separate rate charged for each store, dwelling or 
other premises supplied, and if supply is taken through 
one meter the bill will only be made to one party, but a 
rate will be charged for each separate premises. 


APPENDIX. 


Showing date of passage of ordinances providing for paving 
of streets and of constructing sewers, which are a lien upon 
property abutting upon such streets and sewers from the 
date of passage of the ordinances; and also the date of the 
completion of sidewalks and curbing, the cost of which are 
a lien upon property abutting on the streets where they are 
laid, from such date. 

1. Ordinances to pave streets. 

2. Ordinances to construct sewers. 

3. Sidewalks completed. 


I.—ORDINANCES TO PAVE STREETS. 


Alabama— Whitehall to Central Railroad, February 5th, 
1884; Whitehall to Loyd, 1882. 

Angier A venue—Jackson to Boulevard, March 7th, 1891. 

Baker—Peachtree to Williams, March 7th, 1891. 

Broad—Peachtree to bridge, February 5th, 1884; bridge 
to Mitchell, February 5th, 1884. 

Boulevard—Edgewood to city limits, February 18th, 
1889; old city limits to Todd road, April 25th, 1890. 

Capitol Place—Peters to Mitchell, January 16th, 1888. 

Capitol Avenue—Crumley to Little’s Creek, May 18th, 
1885; Little’s Creek to Ormond, August 3, 1885; Hunter 
to Crumley, August 11th, 1883. 

Cone—Marietta to Church, February 20th, 1888. 

Cooper—Whitehall to Rawson, November. 7th, 1887. 

Courtland—Houston to Forest avenue, December 5th, 
1889; Forest avenue to Linden, April 25th, 1890. 


460 


ORDINANCES TO PAVE STREETS. 


Cedar—Peachtree to W. Peachtree, December 4th, 1890. 

Crew—Peters to Crumley, May 3, 1886. | | 

Crumley—Washington to Capitol avenue, April 16th,. 
1888. 

Decatur—Bell to Daniel, February 5th, 1884; Peach- 
tree to Bell, May 8th, 1885; Daniel to Cornelia, August 
3d, 1885. 

Edgewood Avenue—Pryor to Courtland, January 21st, 
1888; Courtland to Boulevard, January 21st, 1888; Bou- 
levard to Spruce, April 25th, 1890; Boulevard to Spruce, 
July 25th, 1890. 

Fair, W—Whitehall to Peters, February 4th, 1889. 

Fair, E—Peters to Capitol avenue, December 4th, 1890. 

Fairlie—Marietta to Church, February 20th, 1888. 

Forest Avenue—Calhoun to Jackson, February 6th, 
1890; Peachtree to Calhoun, April 18th, 1887. 

Forsyth—Hunter to Whitehall, February 5th, 1884 ; 
Hunter to Alabama, November 7th, 1887; Alabama to 
Marietta, February 21st, 1887; Marietta to Peachtree,. 
January 2d, 1888. 

Foundry—Marietta to Harris, May 7th, 1888; Marietta 
to Mangum, February 4th, 1889; Mangum to Hayne, Feb- 
ruary 20th, 1891. 

Garnett—Peters to Pryor, February 20th, 1888; Pryor 
to Pulliam, March 28th, 1889. 

Glenn—Smith to Humphries, April 7th, 1890. 

Harris—Peachtree to Luckie, February 9th, 1888. 

Hayne—Mitchell to Foundry, February 6th, 1888. 

Highland—Fort to Boulevard, February 21st, 1891. 

Houston—Peachtree to Pryor, September 7th, 1885 ;. 
Pryor to Jackson, February 9th, 1888 ; Jackson to Boule- 
vard, February 6th, 1890. 

Hunter—Pryor to Thompson, December 13th, 1886 ; 
Washington to Martin, January 21st, 1889; Pryor to 
Washington, December Ist, 1885; Martin to Fort, April 
15th, 1889; Fort to Gullatt, May 23rd, 1889; Tatnall to- 
city limits, May 10th, 1890. 


ORDINANCES TO PAVE STREETS. 


Ivy—Decatur to Houston, January 8th, 1888; Houston 
to Peachtree, later in 1888. 

Jones—Capitol avenue to Connolly, March 7th, 1891. 

Linden—Courtland to West Peachtreee, February 6th, 
1890. 

Line—Peachtree to Ivy, September 21st, 1885. 

Loyd—Hunter to Decatur, February 2d, 1887; Hunter 
to Rawson, February 21st, 1891. 

Magnolia—Marietta to Vine, December 19th, 1890. 
_ Marietta—Peachtree to Bartow, September 10th, 1883; 

Bartow to Thurmond, November 21st, 1883; Thurmond 

to Hunnicutt, December 15th, 1883; Hunnicutt to city 
limits, January 8th, 1888. 

Merritts Avenue—Peachtree to Calhoun, April 18th, 
1887; Calhoun to Butler, May 10th, 1890. 

Mitchell—Pryor to Forsyth, May 7th, 1887; Forsyth to 
C. R. R., January 8th, 1888; Central R. R. to Tatnall, 
March 5th, 1888; Central R. R. to Tatnall, July 2d, 1888 ; 
Pryor to Washington. 


Nelson—Thompson to Payne, February 20th, 1888. 

Peachtree—Railroad to Ellis, February 5th, 1884. 

Peachtree, W—Peachtree to corporate limits, December 
7th, 1885; Peachtree to corporate limits, February 15th, 
1886; old limits to new corporate limits, February 6th, 
1891. 

Peters—City limits to Railroad, August 8th, 1883; Rail- 
road to Forsyth, September 5th, 1887; Forsyth to E. Fair, 
April 2d, 1888. 

Pine—W. Peachtree to Calhoun, May 10th, 1890. 

Ponce de Leon—Peachtree to Myrtle, March 7th, 1890. 

Poplar—Peachtree to Cone, January 8th, 1889. 

Powers—W. Peachtree to Williams, April 25th, 1890. 

Pryor—Railroad to Mitchell, February 5th, 1884; 
Mitchell to Richardson, February 5th, 1884; Railroad to 
Peachtree, March 14th, 1885; Richardson to Georgia 


avenue, February 9th, 1888; Georgia avenue to new city 
limits, February 21st, 1891. 


461 


SEWERS. 


Pulliam—F air to Richardson, February 9th, 1888. ~ 

Rawson—Pryor to Capitol avenue, February 7th, 1889. 

Smith—Whitehall to Richardson, February 2nd, 1887;. 
Richardson to Glenn, February 20th, 1888. 

Spring—Marietta to Pine, January 8th, 1888; Harris to 
Powers, December 4th, 1890; Marietta to Harris, February 
18th, 1889. 

Station House Alley—Pryor 185 feet west, June 17th, 
1889. 

Thompson—Peters to Garnett, March 7th, 1891; Hun- 
ter to Peters, March 5th, 1888. 

Wall—Loyd to Pryor, August 15th, 1887; Pryor to. 
Peachtree, September 19th, 1887. 

Walton—Peachtree to Marietta, February 20th, 1888. 

Washington—Crumley to Ormond, January 21st,. 
1889; Ormond to New City Limits, February 25th, 1891; 
Alabama to Crumley, October 3rd, 1883. 

Wheat—Peachtree to Boulevard, February 5th, 1884. 

Whitehall— Wall to Peters, February 5th, 1884 ; Peters. 
to Fair, March 15th, 1886; Peters to McDaniel, April 18th, 
1887. 

Windsor— Whitehall to Rawson, January 16th, 1888 ; 
Rawson te Richardson, February 9th, 1888; Rawson to: 
Richardson, November 5th, 1888. | 


II.—SEWERS. 


Ellis to Wheat, between Butler and Fort, through prop- 
erty of 8S. C. Hitchcock, E. G. Roberts, Smith & Beard, 
Lotta Sims, J. T. Renauff, J. B. Thompson, J. F. Green 
and others; April 25th, 1890. 

Along Loyd, from Fair to Alabama, through Alabama 
to Pryor, along Pryor to Wall, thence along Wall to Peach- 
tree; April 24th, 1890. 

Harris, along Hayden to Luckie, thence along Luckie to 
Bartow; April 25th, 1890. 


SEWERS. 


463 


From Pryor, along Fair to Loyd, and from Pulliam to 
Washington; May 10th, 1890. 

From Jackson, along Highland to Hilliard, along Hil- 
liard to the ravine near Wilson street; May 10th, 1890. 

Butler to Hilliard, through property of Abram Todd, 
Peter Grant, L. P. Thomas, L. F. Smith’s estate, M. H. 
Miller, W. G. Herndon, Emma Davis, C. C. Carter, Peter 
Dillard, Rebecca Mitchell, Carrie T. Brown, C. J. Vaughn, 
S. A. Wylie, Romanoff & Boland, Henry Johnson, M. Arm- 
strong, D. W. Wynne, Louisa Thomas, Isham Daniel, A. 
E. & J. Kelly, D. H. Dougherty, D. T. Green, P. M. 
Ozburn, J. M. Alexander, -Rutus Cooper, Floyd Summers, 
Anna B. Thomas, B. C. Smith, Eliza Penn, H. Dupree, C. 
King, Brooks Bros., James Bridge and others; December 
Ath, 1890. ° 

Near Cain, along Fort to Hilliard; March 23rd, 1891. 

From Spring, along Powers to Williams, along Williams 
to Alexander, and along Alexander to Orme; May 10th, 
1890. 

From Glynn, along Connally to Fair, along Fair to 
King, along King to Georgia railroad ; May 10th, 1890. 

From Hunnicutt street, along Spring street to Hunnicutt 
avenue; May 24th, 1890. 

From Calhoun, along Jenkins to Courtland, thence along 
Courtland to Edgewood avenue; June 21st, 1890. 

From Pine Street, along Venable to Merritts avenue ; 
thence along Merritts avenue to McAfee; June 21st, 1890. 

From Martin street, along Hunter to sewer between 
Terry and Butler; June 21st, 1890. 

From Jackson street to main sewer on Pine street, 
through property of E, A. Atkinson, Fannie Banks, Kate 
Mullinax, Annie Ford, A. M. Reinhardt, Ashford, Smith, 
Reinhardt and Thompson, S. E. Gabbett and others; July 

14th, 1890. 
Harris to Baker, through property of MeMillan and 
Snow, J. W. English, Chas. Tidwell, J. C. Avery and others; 
July 12th, 1890. 


464 


SEWERS. 


Georgia avenue, through property of Wm. McNaught, 
M. A. Smith, C. H. Smith, A. L. Peck and others; July | 
12th, 1890. 

Frazier along Fair to King; July 25th, 1890. 

Windsor to Ira, through property of W. J. VanDyke, 
J. L. Bell, L. M. Crawford, A. J. Shropshire, T. S. Mitchell, 
J. W. Lively, Emma Brown, Sim Crawford, Mrs. E. E. 
Nunnally and others; July 25th, #890. 

From Peters along Whitehall to Mitchell; August 8th, 
1890. 

From ravine on Old Wheat along that street to Bell, 
thence along Bell to terminus of egg-shaped sewer near 
Rasberry; Novemder 6th, 1890. 

Baker, northward to city limits, through the property 
of Rena Armstrong, Earl Davis, J. 8. Holliday, Gramling, 
Nutting & Co., A. E. Boynton, T. N. Chase, F. P. Rice, 
LL. B. Nelson, S. E. Gabbett, S. M. Inman, Ashford, Smith 
& Co., Tolbert & Drummond, W. 8S. Bell, M. Hall, Peters 
Land Co., James Hartman, and others; February 6th, 1890. 

Crew to near city limits, through the property of M. R. 
Hopkins, J. L. Brown, F. L. Rankin, F. Hampton, Park 
Avenue Land Co., H. H. Goldsmith, S. A. Werner, A. D. 
Adair, Mrs. Lena Swift, Mrs. Wing, Mrs. Kemodle, Hat- 
tie Buckhardt, Anna Fagan, and others; February 6th, 1891. 

Hunter, along Fraser to Fair; February 21st, 1891. 

From Butler, along Forest avenue to Jackson ; March 
7th, 1891, 3 

City limits, along Pryor to old sewer, between Glenn and 
Georgia avenue; March 7th, 1891. : 

Jackson, along Houston to the Boulevard; March 7th, 
139: 

From Formwalt street, south of Georgia avenue, through 
the property of J. W. Alexander and H. C. Sawtell ; March 
23d, 1891. 

From 3d street along West Peachtree to 5th street; 
March 23d, 1891. | 


SEWERS. 


From Davis street along Magnolia to branch near Wal- 
nut street ; April 15th, 1891. 

From Cain street along James to Peachtree ; April 13th, 
ESOL. 

From Smith street along Richardson to near Ira; April 
23d, 1891. 

From Mangum along Peters to an alley, connecting 
Peters with Walker, opposite Jeannette ; April 15th, 1891. 

Along Wheat and Peachtree street sewer, from near cor- 
ner of Pryor and Wheat streets, to James and Peachtree; 
March 20th, 1890. 

Along Pryor street from near corner of Rawson and 
Pryor streets to corner of Fair and Pryor; March 20th, 
1890. 

Along Hunter street sewer between Loyd and Pryor 
streets; March 17th, 1890. 

Along Jackson street from near Edgewood avenue to 
North avenue; April 7th, 1890. 

Along Butler from Harris street to branch in Ellis street ; 
April 7th, 1890. 

Along Pryor street from Wheat street to Houston street ; 
August 19th, 1889. 

Along Forest avenue from Butler street to Calhoun street ; 
August 19th, 1889. 

Along West Peachtree street from a point 185 feet north 
of Linden street to North avenue; September 19th, 1889. 

Along Germunden street from ravine on said street to 
Beerman street, and thence along Beerman to Peters street; 
February 3d, 1890. 

Along old Wheat street from’Branch near Valentine to 
Hilliard street; February 3d, 1890. 

Along Whitehall from Mitchell street to Hunter street; 
April 10th, 1890. 

Along Pine from Peachtree to Jackson street to main 
sewer near Currier street; March 17th, 1890. 

Along Pulliam street from Fair street to Clark street ; 
May 20th, 1889. 


465 


oo 


SEWERS. 


Along Foundry street from Marietta street to W. & A. 
R. R. ; May 23d, 1889. | 

Along Fort street from Scofield to Decatur street ; June 
20th, 1889. 

Along Decatur from Fort to Bell street; June 20th, 
1889. 

Along North avenue from Peachtree street to main sewer 
between Calhoun and Fort street; July 4th, 1889. 

Along North Pryor street from Decatur street to Wheat 
street; July 4th, 1889. 

From Wheat to Old Wheat, from property of Mrs. M. 
G. Duck on Wheat street through the property of J. B. 
Thompson, Gate City Street R. R. Co. and J. C. Jenkins ; 
July Ist, 1889. 

Along Markham street from Davis street to Elliot street ; 
March 4th, 1889. ‘ 

Along Edgewood avenue from Pryor street to Bell street 
March 4th, 1889. 

Along Rawson street from Washington street to main 
sewer near Pryor street; March 18th, 1889. | 

Along Spring street and Harris street sewer from Cain 
street to the Orme street sewer; April Ist, 1889. } 

Along Boulevard from Edgewood avenue to the city 
limits; April Ist, 1889. | 

Along Pryor street from Fair to main sewer near Fair 
April Ist, 1889. 

Along Fair street from near Forsyth street to Central 
railroad; April 15th, 1889. 

Along Clifford street from Cain to Ellis; May 20th, 
1889. 

Peters to Thompson street, thence along Thompson. 

From Forsyth street to Brotherton street; May 20th, 
1889. | 

Foundry, along Ellis to Calhoun, thence along Calhoun 
to Cain. 

Along Richardson street from Ira to Windsor street ; 
July 16th, 1888. 


SEWERS. 


Along Wheat street from North Pryor street to main 
sewer near Bell street. 

Along Houston street from Courtland street to North 
Pryor street; September 3d, 1888. 

Along Edgewood avenue from Bell to Jackson; Novem- 
ber 8th, 1888. 

Along Ellis street from Ivy to Butler street ; March 5th, 
1888. | 

Along Whitehall street from Mitchell to Hunter street ; 
January 21st, 1888. 

Along Spring street from Walton to James street; Janu- 
ary 21st, 1888. 

Along Foundry street from Western and Atlantic rail- 
road to Haynes street ; January 21st, 1888. 

West Peachtree to Cedar and an alley, through the prop- 
erty of L Mims, W. B. Richards, H. W. Hilliard and 
others; November 7th, 1890. % 

Along Capital avenue from Crumley to Little’s branch ; 
June 6th, 1885. 

Along Capital avenue from Crumley to Fulton; June 
25th, 1886. 

Along Mitchell from Whitehall to Forsyth; July 4th, 
1887. 

Along Decatur from Peachtree to Loyd; July 4th, 1887. 

Along Houston from Courtland to Valentine; March 5th, 
1888. 

Along Wheat from Ivy to Bell; March 5th, 1888. 

Along Windsor from Rawson to Richardson; April 16th, 
1888. 

Along Houston from Courtland to Butler street branch ; 
May 7th, 1888. 

Along Courtland from Cain to within 130 feet of Ellis 
street; March 4th, 1889. 

Along Edgewood avenue from Jackson to Ella; March 
4th, 1889. 

From the present terminus of the Connally street sewer 
to the present terminus of the jail street sewer, and thence 
through private property (owners names not given) to Con- 
nally street; May 24th, 1890. 


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+468 


SIDEWALKS. 


IiI.—_SIDEWALKS—COMPLETED WHEN. 


West Peachtree, Simpson to Pine; 1883. 

EK. Peters, Whitehall to Washington; 1883. 
Capitol avenue, Fulton to Crumley; February 24th, 1883. 
Forest avenue, Peachtree to Calhoun, March 12th, 1883. 
Cone, from Marietta to James; August, 1883. 
Houston, from Pryor to Calhoun; May 7th, 1883. 
Hunter, from McDonough to country; May 15th, 1883. 
Forsyth, from*Peachtree to Whitehall; April 25th, 1883. 
Thompson, from Mitchell to Hunter; June 16th, 1883. 
Foundry, from Luckie to W. & A. R. R.; May 24th 


b) 


1885. 


Marietta, from Baker to Hunnicutt; May 24th, 1883. 
Cooper, from Whitehall to Rawson; August Ist, 18838. 
Loyd, from Hunter to Fair; June 4th, 1883. 

Luckie, from Broad to Simpson; June 21st, 1883. 
Mangum, from Mitchell to Foundry; July 10th, 1883. 
McDonough, from Richardson to Crumley; August 4th 


d 


1883. 


Brotherton, from Pryor to Forsyth; July 23d, 1883. 
Peters, from Fair to city limits; August 8th, 1883. 

E. Fair, from McDonough to Hill; August 16th, 1883. 
Frazier, from Hunter to Fulton; August 17th, 1883. 
Ellis, from Peachtree to Calhoun; November Ist, 1883. 
Calhoun, from Decatur to Ellis; October 15th, 1883. 
Crew, from Fair to Crumley; October 11th, 1883. 
Walker, from Haynes to Larkin; July 10th, 1885. 
Jones avenue, from W. & A. R. R. to Gray; July 22d, 


1885. 


Harris, from Peachtree to Spring; July 22d, 1885. 
Rawson, from Washington to Windsor; August 10th, 


1885. 


Merritts avenue, from Peachtree to Calhoun; August 


Sth, 1885. 


Filmore, from Moore to Bell; October 17th, 1885. 
Spring, from Baker to Simpson; October 19th, 1885. 


SIDEWALKS. 


469 


Currier, from Peachtree to Calhoun; November 6th, 
1885. 

Jones, from Capitol avenue to Washington; November 
Ist, 1885. 

Capitol avenue, from Crumley to Ormond; November 
23d, 1885. | 

Line, from Peachtree to Ivy; November 25d, 1885. 

Decatur, from Daniel to Cornelia; November 3d, 1885. 

Whitehall, from McDaniel to Humphries ; December 
10th, 1885. 

Walker, from Larkin to Peters; December 10th, 1885. 

Markham, from E. T. V. & G. R. R. to Mangum; De- 
cember 10th, 1885. 

Bartow, from Marietta to Luckie ; December 11th, 1885. 

Peck’s Triangle ; December 12th, 1885. 

Line, from Pryor to Ivy ; December 10th, 1885. 

Bell, from Decatur to Filmore ; December 18th, 1885. 

Calhoun, from Forest avenue to Currier ; December 18th, 
1885. 

Ellis, from Peachtree to Church ; December 18th, 1885. 

Houston, from Calhoun to Butler ; December 18th, 1885. 

Windsor, from Rawson to Richardson; December 22d, 
1885. 

Garnett, from Pryor to Loyd; December 22d, 1885. 

Garnett, from Whitehall to Pryor; January 25d, 1886. 

Hood, from Whitehall to Windsor ; February 5th, 1886. 

Simpson, from W. Peachtree to Spring; May 21st, 1886. 

Magnolia, from Railroad to Elliot; May 21st, 1886. 

West Peachtree, from Pine to city limits; May 21st, 1886. 

Fort, from Houston to Highland avenue; June 30th, 
1886. 

Jenkins, from Calhoun to Butler; January 29th, 1886. 

Houston, from Butler to Jackson; July 21st, 1886. 

Highland avenue, from Fort to Jackson; August 2d, 
1886. 


470 


SIDEWALKS. 


Houston, trom Jackson to Boulevard ; August 17th, 1886. 

Thompson, from Garnett to Castleberry ; August 24th, 
1886. 

Formwalt, from Whitehall to Rawson; September 2d, 
1886. Sine 

East Fair, from Hill to Gullatt; September 18th, 1886. 

Jackson, from Chamberlin to Angier; October 19th, 1886. 


Whitehall, from Humphries to Peters; November 5th, 


1886. 
Kimball, from Peachtree to West Peachtree ; November 
26th, 1886. : 
Pryor, from Richardson to Anderson; November 27th, 
1886. 
Cooper, from Rawson to Eugenia ; no date. 
Smith, from Richardson to Glenn; December 26th, 1886. 
Thompson, from Peters to Garnett; December 26th, 1886. 
Fair, from Peters to Walker; June 14th, 1887. 
West Cain, from Spring to Luckie; June 11th, 1887. 
Powers, from Williams to Peachtree; June 16th, 1887. 
Castleberry, from Forsyth to Central railroad; June 
26th, 1887. 
Rawson, from Capitol avenue to Martin street; July 2d, 
1887. 


Crumley, from Washington to Capitol avenue; Decem- 


ber 14th, 1887. 
Williams, from Baker to Simpson; November 15th, 1887. 
Simpson, from Spring to Williams; November 15th, 1887. 
Forest avenue, from Calhoun to Jackson; December 9th, 
1887. 
Jackson, from Chamberlin to Pine; December 9th, 


1887. 


Hill, from Fair to Glynn; December 9th, 1887. 
Rawson, from Capitol avenue to Washington; Decem- 


ber 12th, 1887. 


Alexander, from W. Peachtree to Williams; December 


12th, 1887. 


Williams, from Cain to Baker; January 19th, 1887. 


SIDEWALKS. 


Jones, from Fraser to Terry; January 19th, 1887. 

Fort, from Wheat to Houston; January 20th, 1887. 

Foundry, from W. & A. railroad to Haynes; February 
29th, 1884. 7 

Ellis, from Peachtree to Calhoun; February 29th, 1884. 

Collins, from Decatur to Harris; July 25th, 1884. 

Wheat, from Collins to Boulevard; July 28th, 1884. 

Butler, from Houston to McDonough; August 23d, 1884. 

Mangum, from Mitchell to Nelson; August 27th, 1884. 

W. Mitchell, from Mangum to near Maple; August 27th, 
1884. 

Haynes, from Mitchell to Peters; August 27th, 1884. 

Gilmer, from Ivy to Butt; August 27th, 1884. 

Church, from Peachtree to Cain; August 27th, 1884. 

Orme, from Walton to James; August 27th, 1884. 

Farlie, from Walton to Church; September Ist, 1884. 

Decatur, from Young to Daniel; September 27th, 1884. 

Moore, from East Fair to Filmore; September 27th, 
1884. 

Pulliam, from East Fair to Clark; October 21st, 1854. 

East Cain, from Peachtree to Calhoun; October 21st, 
1884. 

Thompson, from Mitchell to Nelson; October 24th, 1884. 

Nelson, from Thompson to Haynes; October 24th, 1884. 

Fair, from Capitol avenue to Central railroad; Novem- 
ber 3d, 1884. 

Davis, from West Mitchell to Magazine ; November 3d, 
1884.. 

Haynes, from Chapel to West Peters; November 3d, 
1884. 

Jones, from Capitol to Fraser; November 3d, 1884. 

Bell, from Hunter to Decatur; November 3d, 1884. 

Clark, from McDonough to Fraser; November 8th, 1884. 


Terry, from Railroad to East Fair; November 8th, 1884. 
East Harris, from Collins to Ivy; November 8th, 1884. 
Haynes, from Walker to Chapel; November 15th, 1884. 


47] 


bo 


SIDEWALKS. 


Smith, from Whitehall to Richardson; November 16th 
1884. 
Spring, from Marietta to Baker ; Decemeber 2d, 1884. 
Baker, from Spring to Williams; December 30th, 1884. 
Wheat, from Collins to Calhoun; April 21st, 1885. 
Calhoun, from Currier to Pine; February 13th, 1888. 
Howard, from Peachtree to West Peachtree; March 26th, 
1888. 
Richardson, from Pryor to Windsor; April 20th, 1888. 
West Simpson, from G. P. R. R. to Haynes; April 
12th, 1888. 
Simpson, from Marietta to Orme; April 12th, 1888. 
Cain, from Marietta to Spring; April 12th, 1888. 
Harris, from Luckie to Williams; May 14th, 1888." 
Marietta, from Hunnicutt to city limits; May 24th, 1888. 
Baker, from Peachtree to Calhoun; May 29th, 1888. 
Mitchell, from Magazine to Tatnall; May 3d, 1888. 
Stonewall, from Walker to High; June 18th, 1888. 
Humphries, from Whitehall to Wells; June 27th, 1888. 
Thompson, from Peters to Hunter; June 27th, 1888. 
Nelson, from Haynes to Chapel; July 24th, 1888. 
Rawson, from Hood to Smith; August 4th, 1888. 
McDaniel, from Whitehall to Crumley; August 4th, 1888. 
Fair, from Walker to Vine, August 22d, 1888. © 
Georgia avenue, from Capitol avenue to Martin; August 
22d, 1888. 
Orange, from Windsor to Hood; September 3d, 1888. 
Brotherton, from Pryor to Thompson ; September 3d, 1888. 
Haynes, from Magnolia to Foundry; October 18th, 1888. 
North avenue, from Peachtree to Plum; October 26th, 
1888. | 
Fulton, from Pulliam to Martin ; December 10th, 1888. 
Grant, from Hunter to Logan ; October 31st, 1888. 
Boulevard, from Decatur to Houston ; November 26th, 
1888. 
Richardson, from Windsor to McDaniel ; November 26th, 
1888. 


2 


SIDEWALKS. A73 


Orange, from Hood to Smith; December 3rd, 1888. 
Jones, from Grant to Hill; December 10th, 1888. 
Larkin, from Walker to Chapel; March Ist, 1889. 
Washington, from Crumley to Ormond; May 23d, 1889. 
Mitchell, from Pryor to Washington; May 23d, 1889. 
Jones, from Terry to Hill; May 23d, 1889. 
Hayden, from Luckie to Simpson; October 8th, 1889. 
Plum, from Corput to North avenue ; October 8th, 1889. 
Luckie, from Simpson to Davis; October 8th, 1889. 
Mills, from Marietta to Venable; October 8th, 1889. 
Alexander, from Marietta to Williams; October 8th, 1889. 
Luckie, from Dairy to North avenue ; October 8th, 1889, 
Edgewood avenue, from Pryor to Calhoun ; November 
8th, 1889. 
Cooper, from Richardson to Georgia avenue; November 
8th, 1889. 
Crumley, from Pryor to Cooper; November 8th, 1889. 
Alice, from Pryor to Pulliam ; November 8th, 1889. 
Richardson, from Pryor to Capitol avenue ; December 
8th, 1889. 
Grant, from Decatur to Hunter; December 8th, 1889. 
Kelley, from Fair to Glynn; December 8th, 1889. 
Humphries, from Wells to Glenn ; December 8th, 1889. 
Humphries, from Peters to Chapel ; December 8th, 1889. 
Peters, from Washington to Crew ; December 23d, 1889. 
Garnett, from Loyd to Fair; December 23rd, 1889. 
Earle, from Marietta to Luckie; January 7th, 1890. 
Connally, from Fair to Glynn ; January 7th, 1890. 
Yonge, from Decatur to Wheat; February 15th, 1890. 
Spring, from Simpson to Pine; March 1st, 1890. 
Grant, from Fair to Glynn; April 2nd, 1890. 
Logan, from Grant to Hill; April 2nd, 1890. 
Chapel, from Elliott to Mangum ; see council minutes, 
Page 65, line 11, May 6th, 1889. 
Elliot, from Chapel to Mitchell; April 4th, 1890. 
Washington, from Little to Ormond ; April 12th, 1890. 
Edgewood, from Calhoun to Boulevard ; April 4th, 1890. 


474 


SIDEWALKS. 


Edgewood, from Boulevard to Ella ; May 3d, 1890. 
Hunnicutt, from Marietta to Luckie ; May 16th, 1890. 
Hull, from Simpson to Luckie ; May 16th, 1890. : 
Magnolia, from Marietta to Davis; June 25th, 1890. 
Rhodes, from Railroad to Davis ; June 25th, 1890. 
Harris, from Orme to Hayden; June 25th, 1890. 
Boulevard, from Houston to Highland ; June 25th, 1890. 
Courtland, from Forest avenue to Harris; July 12th, 
1890. 
Crumley, from Pryor to Washington ; August 6th, 1890. 
Crew, from Humphries to McDaniel; August 22nd, 1890. 
Mangum, from Nelson to Peters; August 22nd, 1890. 
Fair, from Peters to Railroad ; August 22nd, 1890. 
Crumley, from Cooper to McDaniel ; August 22nd, 1890. 
Chapel, from Mangum to Leonard; September 22nd, 1890. 
Jones avenue, put down ; October 7th, 1890. 
North avenue, from Peachtree to Calhoun ; October 7th, 
1890. 
Cain, from Fort to Jackson ; October 22nd, 1890. 
Calhoun, from Houston to Decatur; October 22nd, 1890. 
Foundry, from Mangum to Davis ; October 22nd, 1890. 
Hilliard, from Decatur to Wheat ; November 22nd, 1890. 
Boulevard, from alley near Highland to Old Wheat; 
December 8th, 1890. 
Linden, from Peachtree to Courtland; December 8th, 
1890. 
Bell, from Gilmer to Edgewood ; sae 12th, 1891. 
Courtland, from Pine to Linden ; January 15th, 1891. 
Frazier, from Fulton to Georgia enn February 10th, 
1801. 
Rice, from Boulevard to Jackson ; February 10th, 1891. 
Boulevard, from Highland to near Adams; February 
10th, 1891. 
Fort, from Decatur to Filmore; February 10th, 1891. 
Pine, from Peachtree to Calhoun ; March 4th, 1891. 
Cedar, from Peachtree to West Peachtree ; March 138th, 


13891. 


City TAxks. 


Glenn, from McDaniel to Smith; May 13th, 1891. 
Jones, from Formwalt to Pryor; May 13th, 1891. 
Hunter, from Mangum to Davis; May 13th, 1891. 
Ira, from Hood to Glenn; May 13th, 1891. 
Hilliard, from Highland to Ellis; May 22nd, 1891. 


CED eA CRS: 


The following facts as to the method of assessing’ and 
collecting city taxes, the rate of tax, BaP ae subject, the 
opening and closing of the tax books, ete., is published 
here for general information : 

1. Assessments. The assessment of real estate is made by 
the city Tax Assessors and Receivers. It is not to exceed 
the cash market value of the property. Personalty may 
also be assessed in the same manner as real estate, but is 
usually valued by the owner, subject to the revision of the 
Assessors. 

2. What is subject. All property taxable under the laws 
of Georgia is likewise subject to city taxation if found in 
the City of Atlanta, including also personalty belonging to 
residents of the city, even if the personalty be outside its 
limits. 

3. The rate of taxation is limited by Charter to one and 
one-half per cent. In case of an emergency an additional 
tax of one-half of one per cent. may be levied. This 
emergency tax has never been laid or collected. 

4. Special Taxes. These are: 1. A sanitary tax of three 
dollars a lot levied on lots in the sanitary limits, whether 
connected with sewers‘or not. 2. A street tax of one dol- 
lar, which all male residents of the city between 16 and 
00 years of age must pay, except those expressly exempted 
by State law from road duty. 

5. Tax Year. The tax year runs from April 1st to March 


dist. But the street tax year runs from July Ist to 
June 30th. 


475 


476 


Crry TAXES. 


6. Opening and Closing of Books. Books to receive tax 
returns open April Ist and close May 20th each year. The 
collection of taxes open June Ist and close September 20th 
each year. 

7. Penalties. A failure to return property for taxation — 
causes a penalty of ten per cent. to be added to its value, 
and it is taxed accordingly. Street taxes not returned are 
doubled. The street tax is in lieu of road work. If not 
paid, the party liable may be summoned to work the streets 
and, on failure to do so, may be fined not less than ten 
dollars. Failure to pay taxes before the books are closed 
also adds the expense of issuing and collecting the tax 
executions. 


REAL Estate OWNED, BY THE CITY OF ATLANTA. ATT 


REAL ESTATE OWNED BY CITY OF ATLANTA. 


ENGINE HOUSES. 


PMERORPIGOOCE -. <p). a0 Ws se 8 cue’ 18,000 


Engine House No. 1. 20,000 : 

Engine House No. 2. 10,000 

Engine House No. 38. 12,500 

Engine House No. 4. 8,000 

Engine House No. 5. 12,000—$% 80,500 

SCHOOLS. 

Dnier Sireet OClOOlis fea SR ee 8 19,500 

RUPEE ETLOON otic ls) sete “of 'ee aes. + Mal “s 18,500 

Dee IPCs eONOOL- .. ne yh a es 42,000 

oo ORS DRS] nts [el 9 eh Ae eS OR 13,700 

Me Wer reatactodl: eta ts “are SE He ae 17,200 

Ma riOt te SErTeOu DCUOOMe. eo ce Ob ea 4h 16,700 

Menir treet School. 02) 4) Mr oo. 3 ey 20,400 

Calhoun Street School... . clues necle Perey 18,700 

PA LTOGrIMCHOO esi. ace erst Be. oe lac ay es 21,125 

ULpoyyhe et bac] 1 af S200 Ye 0 CM eR gt tea aR a Sana mer 11,125 

PIGGY APO DOOOI es Lit fis 2g Beet 26,250 

Summer Hill School .... oe LN ep Lins 13,000 

Houston piroerochool . fo ..k. ee ss 2 We 8,900 

PRL CUCTMMECRGLOCROOL 4 fir 5!) .\ See wei 11,000 

UP Aas Ne Adds eae [29 ORR. Se aN an a 19,850 

PENA VOUREUOOLIOG. uc cote Oe ers teins we 3 300 

rHaetprert CHO). jc fea. keife sl ks 20,000 

Wallees pirestochoo! . i. 2 eae. Del: 20,000—$ 818,350 
MISCELLANEOUS. . 

PMEIOPPEIOUMES Gato. ot. naw hs ete be aot sot 25,000 

Vacant property Humphreys and Chapel streets 200 

Vacant property Loyd and Fair streets ... . 1,000 

Vacant property—old Magazine, 83 acres. . . 10,000 

Vacant property Peters, Fair and Crew streets . 1,000 

Vacant property Marietta, near North avenue . 300 

Vacant property—3 fronts on Spring street . . 600 


Oakland Cemetery lots and building ..... 10,000—$ 48,400 


PROPERTY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. 


IW aloreWOrke-—-cOMACresa ra, 6% of eee cw 2 of 4 1,000,000 

Grant Park—144 acres. .°. . 255. rane & 500,000 

Stockade Farm—96 acres..... . 5 ererias Oe 100,000—$ 1,600,000 
4a TOURS Sells Ns oc Ra near ae ln Oat GCSES ae $ 2,046,950 

Assessed value of realestate. . .. ... . . . 80,729,894 


Personal... eee ee a een, ee» 11 906, 605—p42.636,499 


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MAYORS AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL 


OF THE 


Sip OF ATLANTA, 


FROM 1848 TO 1891, INCLUSIVE. 


(THOSE MARKED * ARE DEAD.) 


1848. 
Mayor—Moses W. Formwalt.* 
Councilmen. 
Benjamin F. Bomar,* James A. Collins,* 
Jonas 8. Smith,* Anderson W. Walton, 
R. W. Bullard,* Leonard C. Simpson.* 
1849. 
Mayor—Benjamin F. Bomar.* 
Councilmen. 
Jonas S. Smith,* P. M. Hodge, 
Ira O. MeDaniel,* J. A. Hayden,* 
A. B. Forsyth,* Henry C. Holeombe.* 
1850. 
Mayor—Willis Buell. 
Councilmen. 
Joel Kelsey,* P. M. Hardin, 
H. C. Holcombe,* S. T. Biggers, 
J. T. Humphries,* W. W. Roark.* 
1851. 
Mayor—Jonathan Norcross. 
Councilmen. 
J.T. Humphries,* W. W. Roark,* 
J. A. Hayden,* John Jones, 


Paschal House,* D. McSheffrey.* 


480 Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 


1852. 
Mayor—Thomas F. Gibbs. 
Councilmen. 
Stephen Terry,* | L. C. Simpson,* 
Gunby,* J. Norcross, 
I. O. MeDaniel,* Rk. E. Mangum.* 
1853.|| 
Mayor—John F, Mims—William Markham.*. 
Councilmen. 
J. A. Hayden,* L. C. Simpson,* 
W. M. Butt,* J. Winship,* 
J. Norcross, J. I. Whitaker,* 
I. O. McDaniel.* 
1854.+ 
Mayor—William M. Butt.* 
Councilinen. 
J. 1. Whitaker,* J. B. Peck, 
W. D. Ruggles, J. R. Swift,* 
L. C. Simpson,* J. 8. Oliver, 
W. W. Baldwin, J. I’. Alexander, 
Paschal House,* John W. Thompson, 
John Farrar,* Eli J. Hulsey.* 
John Glen, 
1855.4 
Mayor—Allison Nelson*—John Glen. 
7 Councilmen, 
John Glen, — U. L. Wright,* 
W. W. Baldwin,* Thomas Kile,* 
John Farrar* C. Powell,* 
John W. Thompson, Thomas M. Dernell,* 
C. H. Strong, Robert M. Clarke, 
W. Barnes,* Thomas C. H. Wilson. 


Mims resigned October 29, 1853, and Markham sworn in November 14, 1853. 
J. Norcross resigned July 4, 1853. Whitaker sworn in July 16, 1853. 

tJ. S. Oliver resigned March 81, 1854. J. F. Alexander sworn in April 18, 1854. 
Paschal House resigned April 21, 1854. John W. Thompson sworn in May 6, 1854. 
W. W. Baldwin resigned July 22, 1854. Eli J. Hulsey sworn in August 14, 1854. 

{Allison Nelson resigned July 6, 1855. John Glen sworn in July 20, 1855. John 
Glen resigned as councilman, July 20, 1855. T. C. H. Wilson sworn in August 3, 
1855. John Farrar resigned February 23, 1855. Robert M. Clarke sworn in March 
10, 1855. 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 481 


1856.§ 
Mayor—William Ezzard.* 
Councilmen. 
i. H, Davis,* C. R. Hanleiter, 
J. F. Albert, L. J. Parr, 
C. H. Strong, Thomas Kile,* 
Ezra Andrews, A. B. Forsyth,* 
T. L. Thomas, Green B. Haygood,* 
James L. Terry,* John B. Peck. 
1857. 
Mayor—William Ezzard.* 
Councilmen. 
W. W. Sharp,* John Glen, 
W. C. Lawshe,* W. T. Farnsworth,* 
L. C. Simpson,* John Farrar,* 
H. C. Holeombe,* James F, Alexander, 
J. B. Peck, I. O. MeDaniel.* 
| 1858.|| 
Mayor—Luther J. Glenn.* 
Councilnen. 
John Collier, John H. Mecaslin, 
F. H. Coleman, George S. Alexander, 
William Rushton,* Hayden Coe,* 
Thomas F. Lowe,* J. A. Hayden,* 
James E. Williams, William T. Wilson.* 
J. M. Blackwell. 
1859. 
Mayor—Luther J. Glenn.* 
Councilmen. 
Thomas Haney, C. F. Wood, 
Thomas G. Healey, Alexander M. Wallace, 
William Watkins,” T. R. Ripley,* 
James L. Dunning,* B. M. Smith, 
J. M. Blackwell, C. H. Wallace.* 


#T. L. Thomas resigned June 27, 1856, Green B. Haygood sworn in July 18, 
1856. C. R. Hanleiter resigned November 21, 1856. John B, Peck sworn in Decem- 
ber 5, 1856. 

George S. Alexander resigned June 4, 1858. William T. Wilson sworn in J uly 
2, 


482 Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 


1860.+ 
Mayor—William Ezzard.* 
Councilnen. 
Hw Glenn, S. B. Sherwood,* 
J. B. Norman, John R. Wallace, 
P. E. McDaniel, Isaac Winship,* 
James Clarke, James I, Lewis, 
J. R. D. Osborne,* James R. Crew,* 
M. T. Castleberry,* N. L. Angier: 
1861. 
Jared I. Whitaker*—Thomas F. Lowe.* 
Councilmen. 
Felix Hardeman,* S. B. Robson,* 
F. C. House, J. H. Mecaslin, 
William Watkins,* Thomas Kile,* 
James R. Crew,* James Lynch, 
S. B. Love, James G. Kelley,* 
Robert Crawtford,* S. B. Oatman. 
1862.8 
Mayor—James M. Calhoun.* 
| Councilmen. 
Isaac E. Bartlett,* Wm. Beeomr 
S. B. Oatman, C. W. Hunnicutt, 
James R. Crew,* John H. Flynn,* 
James EK. Williams, EK. R. Sasseen,* 
John Farrar,* I’, D. Thurmond, 
James G. Kelley,* James Noble, Jr. 


Wm. Barnes, 


{James Clarke resigned July 6, 1860. James R. Crew sworn in July 27, 1860, 
James F. Lewis resigned September 6, 1860. N. L. Angier sworn in September 28. 
1860. 


{Jared I. Whitaker resigned November 25, 1861. Thomas F. Lowe sworn in 
December 13, 1861. 8. B Love resigned July 6, 1861. James G. Kelley sworn in 
August 3, 1861. F.C. House resigned October 25, 1861. S. B. Oatman sworn in 
December 138, 1861. 


2 E. R. Sasseen sworn in June 20, 1862. W.B. Cox resigned May 30, 1862. F. D. 
Thurmond sworn in April 11, 1862. John Farrar resigned March 7, 1862. James 
Noble, Jr., sworn in September 12, 1862. William Barnes resigned August 22, 1862. 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 483 


1863.|| 
Mayor—James M. Calhoun.* 
Councilmen. 
Isaac K. Bartlett, S. B. Oatman, 
James EK. Williams, E. E. Rawson, 
James G. Kelley,* F. D. Thurmond, 
E. R. Sasseen,* James Noble, Jr., 
C. W. Hunnicutt, Perino Brown, 
A. C. Wyly, James E. Gullatt,* 
L. C. Wells, Lich KICes® 
1864.+ 
Mayor—James M. Calhoun.* 
Councilmen. 
L. C.. Wells, JA. Laylor,* 
E. E. Rawson, William Watkins,* 
Robert Crawford,* John T. Jones, 
Z. A. Rice,* } James KE. Gullatt,* 
Perino Brown, N. R. Fowler. 


Thomas 8. Powell, 


1865.4 
Mayor—James M. Calhoun.* 
Councilmen. 

John Collier, B. N. Williford, 
Lewis S. Salmons, F. M. Richardson, 
T. R. Ripley ,* G. W. Terry, 

L. S. Mead, JAVA als Ba Ee 

J. N. Simmons, FE. R. Sasseen.* 


Z. A. Rice,* 


\C. W. Hunnicutt resigned April 17, 1863. A.C. Wyly sworn in May 8, 1863. 
James Noble, Jr., resigned May 29, 1863. James E, Gullatt sworn in June 19, 1868. 
Isaac E. Bartlett resigned June 26, 1863. L.C. Wellsswornin July 10, 1863. Vin OF 
Wyly resigned August 21, 1863. Z. A. Rice sworn in September 11, 1863. E. R. 
Sasseen resigned as member from the fourth ward August 21, 1363. E, R. Sasseen 
sworn in as member from the fifth ward September 11, 1863. 


f 4J. A. Taylor resigned March 4, 1864. Thomas S. Powell sworn in March 
8, 1864. 


tT. W. J. Hill declined to be sworn in as Councilman. Z. A. Rice sworn in 
March 5, 1865. 


484 Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. - 


1866.§ 
Mayor—James E. Williams. 
Councilmen. 
A. P. Bell, D. P. Ferguson, 
P. E. McDaniel, I’. M. Richardson, 
Robert Crawford, James G. Kelley,* 
W. T. Mead, J. H. Porter, 
Anthony Murphy, B. D. Smith,* 
Robert M. Farrar, A. W. Mitchel].* 
1867.|| 
Mayor—James EK. Williams. 
Councilmen. 
M. T. Castleberry,* D. P. Ferguson, 
I’, M. Richardson, A. W. Mitchell,* 
W. C. Anderson,* G. W. Terry,’ 
J. E. Gullatt,* W.. B. Cox 
Avr «bell, Anthony Murphy, | 
Richard Peters,* E. E. Rawson, 
J. A. Hayden,* E. W. Holland.* 


1868. 


No election was held, and the Mayor and Council of 1867 held over during this 
year by order of the military commander. 


1869. 
Mayor—William H. Hulsey. 
Councilmen. 

J. P. Mayes, W. H. Brotherton, 
E. J. Roach,* D. C. O’Keefe,* 
Vi Po Sisson, | W. C. Anderson,* 
E. P. Howell, M. Mahoney, 

S. R. McCamy,* | Bi. Re Caras 


ZJames H. Porter resigned May 18, 1866. Robert M. Farrar sworn in May 18, 
1866. P. E. McDaniel resigned June 22, 1866. A.W. Mitchell swornin June 22, 1866. 


{D. P. Ferguson resigued February 15, 1867. Richard Peters sworn in February 
22,1867. F.M. Richardson resigned February 15, 1867. E. E. Rawson sworn in 
February 22, 1867. W.B. Cox resigned February 15, 1867—re-elected and sworn in 
February 22, 1867. Anthony Murphy resigned February 15, 1867, J. A. Hayden 
sworn in February 22, 1867. AP. Bell resigned April 19, 1867. E. W. Holland 
appointed by General Pope April 26, 1867. 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF CoUNCIL. 


A485 


1870. 


Mayor—William Ezzard.* 


Couneilmen. 


M. T. Castleberry,* 

J. H. Callaway,* 

James G. Kelley,* 

E. P. Howell, 

A. Murphy, 

1871. 


& 


D. C. O’Keefe,* 
-‘Volney Dunning, 
W. C. Anderson,* 
M. Mahoney, 

A. L. Fowler,* 


Mayor—D. F. Hammond. 


Councilmen. 


C. W. Wells, 
N. A. McLendon, 
S. W. Grubb, 
D. D. Snyder, 
Hb. Ivice, 
1872. 


C. P. Cassin, 

R. J. Lowry, 
George Graham, 
Wm. Finch, 

A. L. Fowler,* 


Mayor—John H. James. 


Councilmen. 


C. W. Wells, 

Cc. C. Hammock,* 
L. P. Grant, 

H. L. Wilson, 

A. Leyden, 

deed. vLayes, 

R. M. Farrar, 


1873. 


M. T. Castleberry,* 
. J. Roach,* 

» A MMLOTETS: 

WV TR eLibbee 
Pie ovler. 

W. L. Morris, 

R. C. Mitchell. 


Pie 


Mayor—C. C. Hammock.* 


Councilmen. 


W. H. Brotherton, 
G. T. Dodd, 

D. A. Beatie, 
John H. Mecaslin, 
Pek Rice, 

John M. Boring,* 
J. C. McMillan,* 


John F. Morris, 
N. A. McLendon, 
Re C. Young, 
John W. Sparks,* 
J. H. Goldsmith, 
D. A. McDuffie,* 
J. N. Langston. 


486 Mayors AnD MemBERS OF CoUNCIL. 


a eee 


1874. 
Mayor—sS. B. Spencer. 
Councilmen. 

A. Haas, John B. Goodwin, 
John Keely,* W. D. Ellis 
R. C. Young, James G. Kelly,* 
John H. Flynn,* J. C. Watkins, 
J. H. Goldsmith, M. T. Simmons,* 
A. L. Fowler,* D. A. McDuffie,* 
J. C. MeMillan,* J. N. Langston. 

1875. 


Mayor—C. C. Hammock.* 
Mayor pro tem.—Aaron Haas. 


Aldermen. 
A. J. West, R. F. Maddox, 
Aaron Haas. 


Councilmen. 
First Ward—John B. Goodwin, John D. Turner, 
second .- (“aay ow, Goldsmith, W. D. Ellis. 
Third. “DD. A. Beatie, T. A. Morris. 
Fourth “ J. H. Flynn,* J. §. Garmany. 


: ; Frank P. Rice,+ 
Fifth A io Richardson, | A. Ne eae f 
1876. 


Mayor.—C. C. Hammock* 
Mayor pro tem.—R. F. Maddox. 


Aldermen. 

Rk. F. Maddox, A. J. West,t 

O. H. Jones,* J. C. MeMillan.* 
Councilmen. 


First Ward—John B. Goodwin, Geo. H. Gramling. 
Second <“ J. W. Goldsmith, E. P. Chamberlin, — 
Ebird) (22). Av eBeatio, Wm: Gray.* 

Hourth: + J. A lyon, S, Hape. 

Hitch jo J. A. Richardson, S. T. Biggers. 


TF. P. Rice resigned March 1st, 1875, and A. N. Hunt was elected to fill the 
vacancy, and was sworn in March 15th, 1875. 

{A. J. West, who had been elected to serve during the years 1875, 1876 and 1877, re- 
signed August 21st. 1876, and J. C. McMillan was elected September 2d, 1876, to fill 
the yacancy and was sworn in September 4th, 1876. 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 487 


1877. 
Mayor—N. L. Angier.* 
Mayor pro tem.—J. C. MeMillan.* 
Aldermen. - 
J. C. MeMillan,* O. H. Jones,* 
M. T. Castleberry.* 
Councilmen. 
First Ward—Geo. H. Gramling, M. E. Maher. 
Second ‘ FE. P. Chamberlin, G. J. Dallas. 
EChanche |x! Wm. Gray,* J. M. Buice. 
Fourth “ C. K. Maddox, 8. Hape. 
etl S. T. Biggers, J. W. English. 
1878. 
Mayor—N. L. Angier.* 
Mayor pro tem.—O. H. Jones* 
Aldermen, 
O. H. Jones,* M. T. Castleberry 
R. C. Mitchell. 
Councilmen. 
First Ward—M. E. Maher, J. M. Boring.* 
Second ‘“ G. J. Dallas, E. A. Werner. 
Third “  J.M. Buice, W. E. Hanye. 
Fourth “ J. H. Flynn,* C. K. Maddox. 
Bifth = * B. B. Crew, Jas. W. English. 


1neitaey 
Mayor—W. I.. Calhoun. 
Mayor pro tem.—M. T. Castleberry.* 
Aldermen. 
M. T. Castleberry,* R. C. Mitchell, 
John B. Goodwin. 
Councilmen. 
First Ward—J. M. Boring,* E. A. Baldwin. 
Second “ EE. A. Werner, W. D. Ellis. 
Third “  W.E. Hanye, J. K. Thrower. 
Fourth “ . J. H. Flynn,* W. H. Patterson. 
Fifth « 8B, B. Crew, A. P. Stewart. 


488 Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 


1880. 
Mayor—W. Li. Calhoun. 
Mayor pro tem.—R. C. Mitchell. 
Aldermen. 
R. C. Mitchell, John B. Goodwin, 
Chas. Beernian. 


Councilmen. 


First Ward—J. J. Barnes, E. A. Baldwin. 

Second “ W. D. Ellis, John Berkele. 

Tene J. K. Thrower, T. J. Buchanan. 

Fourth “ W. H. Patterson, T. J. Boyd: 

Pitthe A. P. Stewart, L. C. Jones.* 
1881. 

Jas. W. English. 

Mayor pro tem.—John B. Goodwin. 


Aldermen. - 
John B. Goodwin, Chas. Beerman, 


kh. J. Lowry. 


Councilmen. 


First Ward—J. J. Barnes, A. J. Pinson.* 
Second “  R. H. Knapp, John Berkele. 
Third “ JD. A. Beatie, T. J. Buchanan. 
Fourth “ —§ Jack W. Johnson, T. J. Boyd. 
Fitth “  .W.D, Payne, LL. C; Jones 
1882. 
Mayor—James W. English. 
Mayor pro tem.—Charles Beerman. 


Aldermen. 
Chas. Beerman, R. J. Lowry, 
Thos. G. Healy. 


Councilmen.t+ 
a 3 ax J W. H. Brotherton 
First Ward—W. D. Mitchell, Ac a ( 


Second “ Frank T. Ryan, R. H. Knapp. 
Third “ Z. W. Adamson, D. A. Beatie. 
Fourth “  W. H. Howell,* Jack W. Johnean 
Fifth “ » W.C. Reynolds, W. D. Payne. 


Mayor 


TW. D. Mitchell died April 20, 1882, and W. H. Brotherton was, on May 11th, 
1882, elected to fill the vacancy, and was sworn in May 15th, 1582, 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF CoUNCIL. 48% 


1883. 
Mayor—IJno. B. Goodwin. 
Mayor pro tem.—R. J. Lowry. 


Aldermen. 
R. J. Lowry, T. G. Healy, 
J. H. Mecaslin. 


Councilmen. 
First Ward—W. H. Brotherton, J. A. Gray. 
Socond « PF. T. Ryan, Vol. Dunning. 
Third <¢ Z. W. Adamson, S. W. Day. 
Fourth “ W. H. Howell,* B. F. Longley. 
Teeter W. C. Reynolds, E. Haiman. 


1884. 
Mayor—Ino. B. Goodwin. 
Mayor pro tem.—T. G. Healy. 


Aldermen. 


T. G. Healy, J. H. Mecaslin, 

H. C. Stockdell. 

Councilmen. 

First Ward—J. A. Gray, J. M. McAfee. 
Second « Vol. Dunning, Max Kutz. 
iinird) ys oF S. W. Day, C. W. Mangum. 
Bourih B. F. Longley, W. M. Mickleberry. 
Fifth af kk. Haiman, E. Van Winkle. 
Pistia Ks M. Mahoney, J. T. Cooper. 


1885. 
Mayor—George Hillyer. 
Mayor pro tem.—J. H. Mecaslin. 
Aldermen. 


H. Mecaslin, John R. Gramling,* 
C. Stockdell, J. T. Cooper, 
H. G. Hutchison. 


J. 
Sip 


490 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 


Councilmen. 
First Ward—J. M. McAfee; W. M. Middlebrooks. 
Second “ Max Kutz, W. J. Garrett. 


DRT) Sys C. W. Mangum, D. A. Beatie. 


Fourth “  W.M. Mickelberry, EB. F. May.* 
Rite ee E. Van Winkle, Z. A. Rice.* 


Sixth  “ | M. Mahoney, J. C. Kirkpatrick. 


1886. 
Mayor—George Hillyer. 
Mayor pro tem.—H. G. Hutehison. 


Aldermen. 
H. C. Stockdell, J. T. Cooper, 
Jno. R. Gramling,* H. G. Hutchison, 
Chas. A. Collier. 
Councilmen.. 


First Ward—W. M. Middlebrooks, Wm. Kinyon. 
Second ‘ W. J. Garrett, I. S. Mitchell. 
irae 6 D. A. Beatie, E. A. Angier. 
Fourth “ E. F. May,* A. li Green 
Fifth 4 Z. A. Rice,* Jas. Bell. 
pixthes J. C. Kirkpatrick, G. G. Roy. 
1887. 
Mayor—John Tyler Cooper. 
Mayor pro tem.—Chas. A. Collier. 


Aldermen. 

Jno. R. Gramling,* Chas. A. Collier, 
J. H. Mecaslin, W. A. Hemphill, 
R. T. Dorsey. 

Councilinen. 


First Ward—Wm. Kinyon, G. H. ‘Lanner. 
Second “ I. 8S. Mitchell, H. A. Boynton. 
Seite eee K. A. Angier, E. T. Allen. 
Fourth. A. L. Greene, L. B. Nelson. 
Fitth «4 Jas. Bell, H. M. Beutell. 

fe |b 6 FE G. Gi Roy, 1 F. P. aice: 


Mayors AND MEMBERS OF CouNCIn. 


1888. 
Mayor—John Tyler Cooper. 
Mayor pro tem.—Chas. A. Collier. 
Aldermen. 
Chas. A. Collier, J. H. Mecaslin, 
W. A. Hemphill, Albert Howell, 
Jacob Haas. 
Councilmen. 
First Ward—G,. H. Tanner Jas. M. Stephens. 
Second ‘ H. A. Boynton, P. J. Moran. 
hinds. E. T. Allen, J. G. Woodward. 
Fourth “ L. B. Nelson, S. A. Morris. 


Bafthy 4 H. M. Beutell, A. P. Thompson. 


Siete“ F. P. Rice, M. F. Amorous. 


1889. 
Mayor—John 'T. Glenn. 
Mayor pro tem.—W. A. Hemphill. 
Aldermen. 
W. M. Middlebrooks, J. H. Mecaslin, 
Jacob Haas, W. A. Hemphill, 
Albert Howell, H. G. Hutchison. 


Cowneilmen. 


First Ward—Jas. M. Stephens, Joseph Hirsch. 


Second “ P.J. Moran, J. J. Meador. 
Third “ J.G. Woodward, A. 8. Robbins. 
Fourth “ §. A. Morris; J. S. McLendon. 
Fifth “ <A. P. Thompson, A. L. Kontz. 
sixth. ** -M, F. Amorous, H. T. Inman. 
1890. 
Mayor—John T. Glenn. 
Mayor pro tem.—H. G. Hutchison. 
Aldermen. 


Jacob Haas, Albert Howell, 


49] 


H. G. Hutchison, W. M. Middlebrooks. 


A. M. Reinhardt, Jas. G. Woodward. 


492 


Mayors AND Mempers or CouNCIL. 


Councilmen. 


First Ward—Joseph Hirsch, Jesse P. Kinyon. 


Second “ 
hardy +* 
Fourth * 
Births os 
Sixth — * 


J. J. Meador, A. J. McBride. 
A. 8. Robbins, Wm. H. Hulsey. 
J. S. MeLendon, J. C. Hendrix. 
A. L. Kontz, Joseph Lambert. 
H. T. Inman, Porter King. 


1891. 


Mayor—W. A. Hemphill. 
Mayor pro ten.—W. M. Middlebrooks. 


H. G. Hutchison, 
A. M. Reinhardt, 
F. P. Rice, 


Aldermen. | 
W.M. Middlebrooks, 
Jas. G. Woodward, 
A. J. Shropshire. 


Councilmen. 


First Ward—Jesse P. Kinyon, Joshua Tye. 


Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Fifth 
Sixth 


6e 


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66 


oe 


(5 


A. J. McBride, H. C. Sawtell. 
Wm. H. Hulsey, Arnold Broyles. 
J. C, Hendrix, C. E. Murphy. 
Joseph Lambert, J. D. Turner. 
Porter King, A. L. Holbrook. 


ANA Aa. 


SESTION, 


ABATEMENT— 


Of nuisances, power to .. 67 
68 71 293 
Board of Health may in- 
quire . 785 
Board of Health, judgment 


conclusive . .786 788 to 790 
Walare ete rer eres 468 
Houses of illfame ... . 740 
Privies: >. 469 


Penalty of failure to abate 787 
ACCOUNTS— 


How made and approved in 
department of Commis- 
sioner of Public Works .13803 


Mayor Budits) 20S. 92 
Of work, how kept, ap- 

proved, etc . . 1016 1017 

“Bridges. .-.. . 1168 


ADMISSION FEE— 
To enclosures must be paid. 767 
ADOPTION— 


Of ordinance, show read 
and acted upon. . . 298 708 
Ad valorem tax—amount of 


25 38 
Ad valorem tax, extraordi- 
AEN ch ee os hs aye ey OS 
ADULTERATED MILK— 
Penalty for selling .... .° 667 
AERA YS— 
Suppression of . . . 748 749 


AIR-LINE RAILROAD— 
Purchase of bonds for city. 828 
ALABAMA SLINGS— 
Not to be kept or carried . 719 


720 

ALDERMEN— 
Compensation of . . .969 12 
Election ... . 585 586 587 12 


265 to 268 


SECTION. 
Ie 


ee CCI: J cn Se Puke ary 
Individual liability. . . 34 35 
Ineligible for succeeding 
term and other office . 12 271 
Interest in eontracts pro- 
PeVOLGEC anes yoo a els 
Number of. . . 15 265 to 268 
One elected Mayor pro tem. 
261 267 
Presided over, by whom . 261 
264 
Reconsideration, notice of.. 13 
Term of office . .12 265 to 268 
Vacancies, how filled .. 19 
One elected provisional 


Mayor pro tem,, when . . 264 
List of all Aldermen. Ap- 
pendix p. 479 et seq. 
ALLEYS— 
Changed to streets . . 1074 
Alleys and lanes closed, 
mhen. 3. |. . 239 
Alleys and squares, power 
over ; 
A LCOHOL— 
VMs) 4 | age AOR Mi 
ALMS HOUSE— 
Fulton county controls .. 146 
to 148 
ANIMA LS— 
Cruelty to, punished . .457 458 
Feeding on streets. . . . 756 
Vicious animals not allow- — . 
ed torun on streets. . . 1050 


Removal of dead... . . 6385 
ANNUAL EXPENSES— 


Estimates for . . 85 87 188 
Not to exceed income... 33 
Order of in, appropriations 35 
138 200 201 

Payment current expenses 34 
115 to 119 and 121 to 125 
Appropriations for . 33 35 138 
139 


496 


INDEX. 


SECTION, 
ANNUAL FIXING OF SALA- 
RIES— 
Of certain officers . . . . 289 
ANNUAL STATEMENT 


Of Treasurer, with estimate 37 


APPEARANCE— 
Bond for. See Bail. . . 306 
Foripitnte OG 5 ue) og eer BO) 
APPENDIX— 
Ordinances paving streets . 459 
462 
Ordinances constructing 
sewers... ; - . 462 467 


Sidewalks laid, when. . 468 475 

City taxes, facts as to . 475 476 

Bonded debt, statement. . 478 

Assets of city . . 477 

List of Mayors, Aldermen, 
Councilmen and City Of. 
cers, p. 479 et seq. 


APPROPRIATIONS— 

Aldermen and Councilmen 
vote separately on. . . 18 
Estimate may be changed, 35 
138 
For public schools. . . . 942 
For sanitary purposes . . 149 
- 681 682 
For water-works .. . 189 1273 
How and when made. . 38. 35 
138 139 

Order and number may be 
changed . . Bk se! 


Time of making changed 139 


Bridges . 1163 
ARMS— 
Cont Of we gis he, cia eeu ang 
ARRESTS— 
Record of Sieike O10 
Of offenders. . 746 to 854* 
*See errata. 
ARTESIAN FOUNTS, Erc.— 


Penalty for injuring .1269 1270 
ASSESSMENT— 


For street paving . 1011 1013 
213 235 to 288 
For opening streets, ete. . 1011 
60 258 to 257 

City may decline to take 
property . . 1018 258 to 257 


SECTION. 
Of railroads and street rail- 


road companies ...1129 1144 

160 to 1638 

For health . 681 157 
Of damage for land taken 

for water-works .... 43 

Annual, for taxation . . 35 80 

139 178 

Collection of assessments . 1015 

165 


Equalization of, for im- 
provements... \on) een eae 

For cost of paving, etce., 
streets . .60 253 to 257 1010 
1011 
For cost of paving side- 
walks...) . Gea agp any 
For cost of sewers .218 219 246 
For sanitary tax . 157 681 682 
For water pipe. 4 ia) 0) 184 
Lien of assessments. . 1014 62 
215 218 250 


ASSESSMENT AND RETURN— 
Of property for tax when 


made. : i . 85 189 
Of land taxes for water- 
(0): ¢: eM Sy 
For street. tax.) aeaaee 
Ordinance regulating . . . 1212 
1219a 
ASSESSMENT FEFAS.— 
Transfer of . . 166 1109 
ASSESSORS— 
For taxation . 35 80 81 82 189 
174 175 179 


Duties, ete. . 25 80 81 82 139 
1194 to 1196 1205 1212 121$a@ 
Property, how assessed for 


taxation .- Gig isoes eee ens 
Streets, opening of wawne 203 
to 257 

Water-works, damages for 
43 44 


Tax Assessor and Receivers 
385 80 81 82 139 

Distinction between abol- 
ished .i\"e Spam aoe 
Whole time to city Ape rota iy 

Term, salary, oath, bend, 
1G 2 nae 176 177 180 

Tax Collector separate offi- 
Geri Ramer ri fs ei AE y 

Salaries of “Assessor and 
Receivers:.:. j/%cet oe eo 
Assessors for ope’ing streets 60 
2538 to 257 


INDEX. 


SECTION, | 


Assessors for damages by 
Water-works 3 44 
ASSESSORS AND RECEIVERS 
For taxation 139 182 


war ald) vee « 


Duties of . . g A212 12194 
ASSUMING TO BE POLICE- 
MEN— 
Penalty... 858 
ATLANTA— 
City of, corporate limits, 
name, powers .1 2 15 16 17 
Seal . 1 304 


272 to 277 
ATLANTA STREET R. R. CO— 


City authorized to condemn 


Extension of Finedtet 


certain property of. . 257 
Exempt from taxes. . . . 1122 
Rules may be changed . . 1127 

ATTENDANCE OF WIT- 
PEO p Sans” s . . 99 288 


met ORN G Xe—UITy— 


Damages to be recovered 
from negligent officials 399 
Election, duties, salary . 96 398 


May not defend criminals . 3868 

Asst City Atty, salary . . 969 
ATTORNEYS— 

Who are salaried officers 

~ not to sue City,etc. . . 868 
AUCTION EERS— 


Not to obstruct streets, etc.1034 
AUCTION— 


Of medicines, ete., on the 


streets prohibited . . 784 
AUCTION SALES— 
On streets, when . . 1034 1047 
AU DITOR— 
Accounts and reports of ex- 
amined. . . 92 
Compensation, duties, elec- 
tion 92 
Terms 20 
See Mayor. 
See Comptroller. 
AW NINGS— 
Regulation asto. . . . . 1040 


497 

SECTION, 

AWNINGS AND SIGNS. 1040 
BALL— 

Appearance ; ae and 

witnesses : eh DS 

Amount of bond _ . 805 291 

Failure to give, ar 

ment . aaah mre 306 

Forfeiture. . 291 

Judgment, how entered . . 309 

Service of rule . : 308 

Surrender of principal . . 3810 

Of persons arrested... . . 305 

Of prisoners utstation-house 305 

Taken by whom . . 805 

With or without security . 3805 

May be required of wit- 

TONG is Vie ee A eae Sey OWO 

Not giving, may be im- 

prisoned 306 
Shall bespecial. ..:. . 307 
Bonds how forfeited . 307 
to 309 

Arrest of offenders 746 
BALANCE SHEETS— 

Clerk to read, when 4 86 

Comptroller statements . . 1157 
BARBER SHOPS— 

Must close on Sabbath . . 787 
BAKER STREET . en 
BAR ROOMS . 894 922 

See Retail of Liquors. 
BARTOW STREET— 

See Streets and Alleys . . 1075 
BEER— 

Power to tax sale of . 29 284 

Retail of license for. . . 896 
BEER KEGS— 

Removal of from sidewalks 915 
BELLS— 

At cemetery . . 885 386 

Use of in running street 

cars regulated. . . . . 1124 
BERRIEN STREET . . 1085 
BIDS— 

Opened by Mayor and 

Council . <i yan tag eee | Oey 


INDEX. 


498 
CECTION. 
BILL POSTERS— 
Must obtain license . . 311 
Not post on puee lamps, 
ete 312 
Obscene or immoral pic- 
tures, etc., penalty . #813 314 
Penalties Me 259 261 262 
Permits to be obtained . 315 
Not post on fences are ty. 
Must pay registration tax . 311 
Failing to pay, fined . 311 
BILLIARD AND POOL ROOMS 
Closing hour of. . 730 
BILLIARD ROOMS— 
Closing hour . pws 
Keeping open on Sabbath . 122 
BILLIARD TABLES— 
Power to tax cee 
See annual tax ordinance. 
BIRDS— 
Protection of . 764 


BIRTHS AND. DEA THS— 


Certificate of deaths to be 
furnished. . 


Certificate to be handed 
Sexton sts 

Certificate handed to Clerk, 
when. 


320 324a 


323 
320 


Clerk shall keep record of 317 


Clerk to furnish blanks . 
Physicians report births . 
Penalty for failure to report 


Sexton’s 
cate 


BLACKSMITH SHOPS— 
Prohibited in fire limits . 
BOARDS— 


Bill boards, must have Aes 
mission .. 
Board of Education eee 982 
Board of Police Commis- 
sioners . .797 73 74 262 
Board of Public Works . 
to 
Board of Water Works—. 
See Water Commission- 
rs..389 to 58 188 to 209 
to 


duty as to certifi- 


Board of Fire Masters .242 5 


318 
318 
324 


324a 


SECTION. 

Board of Health.626 67 to 71 
157 268 289 299 to 302 

Board of Electric Control .1181 
Board of Fire Escapes . . 590: 


BOARDING HOUSES, Erc—- 


Not to cut off pas y yates wee 


BOARD OF COMMISSION- 
ERS OF STREETS AND 
SEWERS— 


Abolished:.. aweaies 230 
Powers given to Commiise ‘ 
sioners of Public Works 230: 

1299 


BOARD OF HEALTH— 


Accounts, how approved . 629 


Appointed, how . .626 299 300 
Assessment ey eg eed 
Assessment, how collected. 683 
157 

Assessment, lien of . . ; 
Assessment, lot for... . 157 
Carcasses, removal of . . , 635 
Contagious diseases, 7 ..'. 686. 

Contagious diseases in pub- 
lic. schools." 2 ee eer 
Decayed flesh, ete . . . 687 666 
Decayed fruits, ete . 665 


Drainage.of lota and cellars 
467 468 469 650 
Expenditures of . 628 
Filthy water, ete. ... . 1042 
Hides, guano, ete. . . 472 688 

Nuisances, defined and for- 
bidden: . 12 . 649 
Nuisances, duty to abate ef 
Nuisances, duty to report. 67 
Number of members . 299 300: 
Obstructing drains, ete. . 650 
Obstructing officers. 655 to 665 

Powers, duties: ete., of the 


Board . . . . ,627 67 to 72 
Power of Inspectors . ee BSL 
to 634 665 

Placing decayed matter on 
property of another. . . 689 
Privies, condition of . . . 642 
ACCESS $02 85 roe . . 644 
Examination of . . . 644 645 
Receptacles... 643 
Surface, where probibited . 672 
Receptacle for excreta . . 648. 


Regular meetings fixed by 
the Board. . 

Report ot, made annually . 

Sale of infected clothing . 641 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
Salaries of members . . . 626 
Salaries, when fixed, annu- 
ally hig . 289 
Sanitary limits and how in- 
creased . . . 684 
Sanitary Inspectors, duties, 
etc . . . . . 6381 to 634 665 
Slaughter houses. .... 647 
Small-pox sign. .... . 640 


Mayor and chairman of 
Sanitary Committee ex- 
officio members.626 263 301la 

Vaccination, power to com- 
aie ree iit) Fe 308 

Vaccinated, failure to be . 653 

Vaccination of children . . 658 


Vaccination of residents . 651 
Vacancies in board, how 
WOO cs iakioy x 69 
Wards, need not to be | a 
member fromeach. . . 300 
Water closets on cars. . . 646 


Water closets, in fire limits. 672 
Water closets ane be re- 


quired 679 
Water closets, ‘city ‘not lia- 

1) a 0) ane 2 676 
Water closets, fondnis: re- 

sponsible... . . 673 674 

BOARD OF POLICE COM MIS- 

SION BRS de See! 74 T98-797 


See Police Commissioners. 


“BOARD OF WATER COMMIS- 
SIONERS.. .41 57 1271 ete 


See Water Commissioners. 
BOARD OF EDUCATION . 629 


931 
See Public Schools. 
BON DS—_ 
Appearance, forfeiture of . 307 
309 
BOILERS— 
cation: Of". 90 Ws. Sh. 102 
BONDS OF CITY— 
Authority to issue. . . . 82 47 
BONDS OF THE CITY— 
Capitol, purchase of. . . 3829 
Capitol, value of old at Mil- 
ledgeville ... . . 845 127 


Floating debt. . 331 113 to 120 
Georgia Air- Line Railroad 328 
Mayor tor deliver: .\). eH. 820 


499 


SECTION. 
One hundred thousand dol- 
Lavo ey cee 825 33] 3382 
Two hundred thousand dol- 
Coir ledtid SARS 326 
Ratification of previous is- 
TE ee 327 
Redemption ‘bonds . 333 to 337 
341 842 346 to 352 185 
Redemption, rate restricted 351 
Sinking fund for water 


bonds Sad: a ene ETS 
W ater-works bonds ; . 3860 
Water bonds, interest on. 861 
; 48 56 

Water bonds, further issue 
Bee Pa weet: LAS 
SSBB OOO RE eed ek ack went a OOS 
55,500... yt 44 
25,000 funding bonds. . 358 
40,000 floating debt. . . 354 


250,000 to enlarge water- 
works supply . . 855 to 3638 
$3,000 issued and loaned 
Hook & Ladder Co. . 882 
Guardians, e¢ al., may in- 
vest<in/).", 137 
Refunding bonds author- 
ized. . iy 8 kas 
Registration of authorized 
138 to 137 
To meet maturing bonds. 1380 


BONDS OF CONTRACTORS— 


Security only from Georgia 


real estate owners. . . 3866 
Mayor, Aldermen and 
Councilmen not sign. . 3866 


BONDS OF OFFICERS— 


Assessors and Receivers . 1197 


176 180 
Captains of Police. . . . 809 
Olriet or Mroaice ne yi 199 
Clerk of Council. . . . . 420 
Cipy Engineer sc eigen SLE 
City Comptroller . . . . 1150 
Chief of Fire Department . 542 
City Treasurer . . . 1239 85 
City Tax Collector. . 1192 84 

189 178 
Com’‘r Public Works . 230 234 
Retordane race duties ue ater eq (ned 
LUT) ‘Sehak 0 a Pe TE Aaa » 
Mairatialiecine’).... £ 86 
BOS LOT Com xtr ses aed: 1004 96 
Station House Keeper 3 800 
Treasurer Board of Educa- 


tignvies Seek! Se Boe 


500 INDEX. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
BOOKS BUILDING INSPECTORS— 
Of Clerk of Council . . 412 422 Election and term. ... 371 
Of complaints of defects in Compensation. . .... 874 
streets. «344 808 Dangerous walls. . . . . 378 
Of Marshal . . ea ied Duties .0. [Ree eae ee 
Of Registration . 965 Election », i: tag tien SO 
Of Tax Receiver and As— Recommendations, how exe- 
sistants . . 1286 1237 1236 cuted S: 5 . 94 287 
Of Tax Receivers and As- 
ae SUV 1204 1203 | BUILDING PERMITS— 
Opening and closing for tax 155 Application for . . 375 


BOOK AGENTS— 


Pay taeda) ee DOO TLE 
See annual tax ordinance. 


BORROWING MONEY— 


> 


Extent of . Bed emaNS © Ry Be) 
Repaid, when. . . 84 119 122 
125 200 
Restrictions upon . . . 34 119 
122 125 

BOx— 
Part 6xcreta 6-4 2. MER Mas i. 
For sweepings . . 1045 
BROKERS—SkrE PawneprokERs— 
RACE Uy coe 5 ikea 30 


BRIDGES AND CROSSINGS— 


Standing committee . . . 1324 

Duty of railroads as to 
building and repairing . 1134 
1297 241 


BROTHERTON STREET— 
See Streets and Alleys . . 1077 
BRIDGES AND STREETS— 


Policemen report  .. . 877 


Department of bridges . . 1163 

Accounts, how kept. . . 1163 
BUCKET SHOPS— 

Prohibited . (49809 B10 
BUILDING — 

Use of street, ete . . . . . 1029 
BUILDINGS— 

Erection or changing, per- 

mits for . . . .875 3876 
Inspection of , en tOter4 


Fire escapes if three or four 
stories nigh 300: 2 aie rode 


Description of building jest O16 


Penalty <.. . speencety a 

Permits to be recorded . . 379 

Sewerage... =, ieee ama 
BURIALS— 

No burial or removal with- 

‘.. out permit 77) F280 44398 

Penalty "eee . 824 


Not outside of cemetery. . 383 
Of colored persons. where . 390 
Of paupers:. Ghee ae eee 
Death certificate. See + 
dinance of June 4, 1891 


BUSINKSS . 26 30 153 156 284 285 


Authority to tax. See bus- 
iness tax below. 
License to engage in. . . 951 
Registration of — . , .* 951 
BUSINESS TAX— 
Authority for . . 26 to 30 153 


to 156 284 285 
Ordinance regulating . . . 954 
See annual tax ordinance. 


BUTCHER PENS— 
See Slaughter Houses. 647 792 
BY-LAWS— 


Power to) pass) ae 
CALVES— — 
Muzzling of, penalty. . . 458 


CANNON FIRING— 


Without permission, pen- 


BItY so. eee 
CAPITOL— 
See State Capitol ... . . 329 
Capitol Avenue . . . . . 1081 
Capitol Square... . . 1096 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 


CAPTAINS OF POLICE— 
Duties, etc... . 808 to 819 
Act as Chief, when. .. 808 

CARCASS ES— 

Removal ota... . . 6385 


CARRIAGES AND CARTS— 


Power to adopt ordinances 


Bante Niet Ae ee ge YD 
CAR SHED— 
DOP sODOe wise «(Of 1158 
Tacentre of city ....'. . 2 
CATTLE— 
Advertised and sold . . . 450 
Cows to be milked... .. 452 
Imp unded, when. . . 450 453 
CENTRE OF CITY— 
Passenger depot is... . 2 
CEMETERY— 
ceeente es, . 885 386 
Burying outside of. . . 383 
Burial of paupers. . . . 393 
Darrmcos, otc... 2. (889 
Colored persons... . . 890 
Depth of graves. . 395 
Disturbance of graves, 
shrubbery, etc . . . 880 381 
Exhuming dead bodies. . 394 
Gates to... °. yt obd 
Night x vuards-. . . 391 
Sale of lots discontinued . 392 
Sign or notice .. . 386 
Traffic inside of ... . . .. 882 
Trees and shrubs... . 3887 
Work on lots .. . 388 


Supervision of, contiguous 286 
Trustee for lots, city may be 145 


CERTIFICATES— 
QO{ birth . . . . Slr al8 
Of death . 320 324a 
Of death and burial of non- 
residents oh Eea iaee 
CHAIN-GANG—OF County— 
How worked in city . 1315 243 
| 244 
CHANGE OF ST. NAMES . 1071 
1077 
CHA PELASTREEPR >....278 1077 


501 
SECTION, 

CHECKS— 
LieCereCORGQ IO: ta. sf ee ow 
Transcript of .. . 897 


Checks, only issued ‘when. 119 


CHIEF OF FIRE DEPART- 
DE EIN viii the ee te nue) BOG 


See Fire Department. 
CHIEF OF POLICE— 


Duties, orders, ete . 799 to 806 
808 &77 
OM Ola ds... a ea oe 


CHIMNEYS, ETC— 


Chimneys, stove-pipes, etc. 608 
No wood to be used in build- 
Let gay ie | greene OL 


CHU RCH ES— 


Disorder and smoking at . 760 
Idling in front of prohibited 753 


CISTERNS— 


IGNGPORUTO OL a eet SZ 
(Hatruction Ole.s-. 2 bs te ebbE 


CITY OF ATLANTA— 
Corporate limits of .. 1 2 277 


to 272 
Corporate seal... .... . 804 
Powers . . LDS 16.21) 


Prohibition as to borro wing 
money . .24 119 122 125 200 


CITY ATTORNEY— 


Election, duties, salary of . 398 
969 96 

Damages to be recovered 
from negligent officials . 399 
May not defend criminals. 368 


CITY ENGIN EER— 
HOR mute eee oe wi SLB 


Cost, ete., of connecting 
with sewers. . . . 410 972 
Duties”... . A . «409: 96 
Duties as to excavation, etc., 
UStTesign rss Ee TY OO 
Election, oath, salary. . . 408 


Fees for permanent grades 415 
Grades subject to control of 
Mayor and General Coun- 


cil. . .418 414 62 65 211 
Permanent grades, how 
given . . 415 64 to 66 


Permanent grades, how es- 
tublishedsirtsiw. +. )siosi kL 


502 INDEX. 


SECTION. 

Plans conformed to .. . 409 

Plat of improved streets. 412 

Plats tobe Gledine ao. a 400 
Record of permits, must 

keep Bec val ane 

Revocal of permits AO ule alas: tc 


Surveys, etc., done by . 409 217 
Work must conform to 
STAG BS a cee s hor ale 
Inspect public works and 
appoint his own assistants 416 
May reject improper work 
and material and make 


estimates ... VOGLy 
Make bills for collection, 

A A aes pater Ue be ya!) 
Sewers, reports as to neces- 

SITY) LOR Ope. i ea ta ge eae 


Make out paving bills . . 1209 
Term and compensation of 96 
House numbering . . . . 1067 


CITY HALL KEEKPER~— 


Custodian of property pur- 


chased at tax sale . . . 1229 
CITY HALL PARK == 
Nuisances. . : . 402 
Interfering ith hitdas 3 400 
Trespassing on grass. . . 401 


OLT SMA A Rates 475 476 
CITY INSPEGTOR-= 


See Sanitary Inspectors. 
Marshal to actias 24) % 88 


CITY MARSHAL— 


Election, duties, etc. . 86 296 
Books kept DVin were Cinna meee 
See Marshal. 


CYUY PH YSICTA NE 


Duties, election, salaries. 403 


to 405 

Relief committee, supervis- 
LOLOL gts, Bieter bean Cane aia: 6)" 
Reports of note to Sec. . 405 
Small-pox hospital . . 406 
Residence. foi 8 a 40 


Report contagious diseases 661 
CITY COMPTROLLER 


See Comptroller . . . 188 189 
CITY SEXTON 
Bond and:fees.. . . ..1004 96 


Compensation’. (0720 0a 1005 
Election and duties. .1001 96 


SECTION, 
Graves, depth of .. . . . 1002 
Record, must keep. . . . 1008 


CLERK OF COUNCIL— 


Aldermanic Board, minutes 


of Ue Punt a2 


Attend meetings of Council 420 
Books to be kept by . . 412 422 

Bond, oath and compensa- 
tion... y 4oe 425 420 82 
Compensation, when fixed. 426 
Duty as to business licenses . . 421 
769 925 

Duty as to permanent im- 
provements -°s. fi oako 
Duty us to tax sales . 1228 1231 

Duty as to registration of 


Voters 9s) (0 a Sai ney 
Fees: ... ein 4: Bey oy 
Furnish blank death certifi- 

Cates 2 .:t ee 
Issue licenses . . gt S20 
Keep record births and 

deaths . eres ib Ge! ee) 
Lost checks, duty asto .. 896 
Reads balance sheet ... 36 
Sues members of Council, 

when <i. io eae 35 
Lerniiokue - 20 82 


Record of building ‘permits 379 
CLERK COMMISSIONER 
OF PUBLIC WORKS— 


Creation of office of . . 230 
Consolidated with other oti 


fice, may be Waren yee 

Bond ‘and oath of . Pea ROR OD EE 

Duties ot cee . 1809 1310 

Salary, when fixed. . . . 281 

Election and term of . . . 2380 
CLOTHING— 

Tax tor selling . [igs 2 aie 


See tax ordinance. 
COAT: OF ARMS), 3) paeeereaee 
COCK FIGHTING— 

Prohibited” (ae . 1384 
COLLECTOR OF TAX .189 1191 
See Tax Collector and Re- 

ceiver. 
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIA L—.- 


Prohibited in fire ee eb: 
Not burnt at Night 27. sited 
‘To be removed’. ("on i..se0o 


Ie ee Se ee ee ee ee Pe ee 


en a ee el 


INDEX. 


508 


SECTION. 
COMPTROLLER—City— 
Appointed, how. . . 1148 188 
Accounts, ete . P1106 
Accounts for city. . . . 1156d 
Book: of fees. 2): . 1158 


Book of receipts, disburse- 
ments,etc. . : . 1151 

* Boards, officers, ete, must 
file statements . 1159 to 1162 
Countersign all receipts . 1152 
1153 

Fi. fas. invalid until coun- 
tersigned by him. . . . 1154 

May require evidence to 
justice of claim . . 1155 1389 
Mayor may remove . . . 1149 

No warrant issued until 

claim audited by Comp- 


troller. ... +1154 
Office hours. .: Peet 1b6 
Officers’ reports. . . 1156b 


Rents due city, how paid . 1156b 


Report of Treasurer . . 1156e 
Salary, oath, bond. . 1150 188 
Statement of vouchers. . 1157 
Term . . 1149 
Water receipts re . 1156a 


Receive daily report from 


Mmacorder- 6s) fea was? 448 
CON VICTS— 

Farmed out, how ... . . 107 
From Recorder’s Court . . 949 
Regulation . . #2 950 
County, how worked in eity1315 
243 244 

COM MISSION ERS— 


See Election Commissioners, 
Police Commissioners and 
Water Commissioners. 


COMMISSIONER OF PUB- 
LIC WORKS— 


Election and term . . 230 
Authority as to work lim- 
ited | . 1806 
Accounts, how approved, 
etc 
Clerk, duties, ete . . ,1309 230 
Complaint book . 1308 


Condemned stock, etc., sold 1307 
Control execution of work 1299 
Employees, purchases, ete . 1504 
Entire timetocity. . . . 1810 
File statement, ete. . 1302 233 
Duties and how defined. . 2381 
J UTISCICHION Of 2 6: ves} egy ek oUG 


SECTION. 
Make and submit estimates 1306 


Monthly report of . . 1802 
Oath and bond of . . 230 to 234 
Office ot . 1811 
Other cffice may be consol- 
idated with . . 231 234 


Rules, ete., devolved upon 1300 


Salary Of c.)13 . 230 to 234 
Subject to Mayor and Gen- 

eral Council. ... . 1805 
Tags on city teams . . 1812 


Kstimates and apportion- 
mentee. hs peed LOU 
Not buy at auction sale . . 1307 
Order of work on streets, 
sewers and sidewalks . . 13138 
Order of werk on streets, 


sewers, Mayor may 

CHAN BOs aioe im chute oo ape Ry hOLS 
Use of chain- -gang . . 1815 
Streeb works 2050 halo 982 
Gas mains and sewer pipes, 

how, Jade oa 983 
Dangerous Dial in streets 

fixed... . 1021 


COMMON SEAL OF CITY 1 304 
COM MITTEES— 


Standing, Mayor appoints 
26 1457 13824 
COMMITMENT— 
For State offenses . . . . 292 
COMPENSATION— 
Of officers . . . 208 295 
Of certain officers, when 
RAP ees shh wekan Oe 


COMPLAINTS AGAINST 
POLICE FORCE— 


See Police Department.798 807 


COMPULSORY ATTEND- 
ANCE OF WITNESSES 99 288 
306 

COMPLAINT BOOK— 

Commissioner of Public 
Works keeps . ... . 1808 

COMPULSORY VACCIN A- 
TIO Nea ee a goa» -002 653 


CONSIGN MENTS— 


License tasons: ats tet 9b4 
See tax ordinance. 


504 INDEX. 
SECTION. SECTION. 
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES— COURTS AND TRIALS— 
686 661 Collections of fines . . . . 44] 
Contempt of Court . . 433 440 


CONTEMPT OF COURT. . 440 
CONTESTED ELECTIONS— 


Byiwhom) tried) 365.0) 228 
CONTINUANCE~— 

See Courts and Trials . . 434 
CONTRACTS— 

Power to' make o's) 1 

How advertised and let. . 1015 
CON TRACTORS— 

For city work make deposit 1015 

Roudi otters. Pet ey 
CORPORATE LIMITS— 

Described 4... 225528276. 277 

Extended to Ponce de Leon 

Springs . . 272 


Extended over water- shed. 192 
Extended over Grant park 


and vicinity... 41.278 974 

Extended over sanitary 
ipa! ewe Vi 
Over Piedmont park ae a aes 
Over Inman park . . . . 277 
CORPORATE SEAL . .. .1 304 

COU NCILMEN— 

Election, eligibility, ete., of 11 
271 585 

Ox-officio Justices of the 
Peace . . aed of 
Individual liability Of cased 

Interest in city contracts 
PLODI eG no a en ide 
Sixth: Ward .2c7): ara LU 
Vacancies, how filled . “cee 


Salary, when fixed . . 968 969 | 


Not go on bond for city of- 


ficers . . 366 
Prohibited feed sonia ie 
gal work... . . 067 868 


Wie have been Counce 
men. Appendix, p. 479 
et seq. 


COUNTY CHAIN-GANG— 


. 1815 2438 
244 


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— 


Working 
City, DOW Mesh)! 


How worked in city 


chain-gang in 
. 243 244 


Contempt of Aldermen or 


Councilmen-o") Sr aa 
Continuances |} °.) Soy ie Ape 
Construction . .... . . 486 
Defaulting witnesses, con- 

tempt .. <7 (oe eee 
Failure to appear, contempt 431 
Fines . ‘ . 488 5 15 16 
Form of summons... . 480 
Jurisdiction of city .1215 5 15 

16 
Imprisonment. ..079 5 16 
Marshal and Deputy ney 

serve summons, . . 444 
Persons implicated . 439 
No plea in absence of de- 

fendant . . 446 
But as to females discre- 

tionary +). 70 eee 
Practice:.0:," see a 235 
Punishment 4876s 216 
Recorder~ :) 2a ae 
Subpoenas cee, : 432 
Summons and trial . ae ODO 
Service of summons y eS ae RRA) 
Terms of court . “pean 4ee 
Who may hold. . , 428 
Work on streets, ete. . . 442 
Witnesses . . . . 99 288 
Cases must be entered: in 

true name . fw Baas 446 
Recorder's Court when : 

held, terms of court. . . 428 
Summons ae be served by 

whom . ; me 444 
Penalty yc 447 
Recorder must make daily 

report... =: 448 


Recorders’ Court has juris- 
diction of obstructions ot 


alleys... 2; » a eee es 
COURTLAND STREET . . 1084 
COWS— 
See Cattle. 


Not graze on lots without 
written permission of 
Owner... . 455 

Not run at large, penalty 

449 453 

Sold, disposition of money 

450 451 454 
When to be milked, ete. . 452 
Cow. lots... 44. Sea ea aagee 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
CRIMINALS— 
Not defended by city offi- 
CO) wil 4-3 HAE MPAs: 
Prosecuted by police . . 16 747 
CROSSIN GS— 
Flagmen at ..:.... 1280 
Street railroads must repair 
1134 1297 


Vehicles prohibited from 
driving over iron plates.1031 


CRUELTY TO ANIMALS— 


Defined and punished . . 457 
Muzzling calves, penalty . 458 


CURBING— 


Regulation for laying .1104 1107 
To be turned at corners 


1036 1037 
Venable Bros. proposition 
accepted . paneete pe L 10S 
City may put ‘down other 
kinds. . bbs L1LTb 
Prige of 02)5 1108 
May be paid for in install- 
tsa ies ee. 1107 et seq 


CURRENT EXPENSES— 


Provision for borrowing, 
repaying . 34 115 to 119 121 
to 125 and 200 201 


DAMAGES— 


Changing permanent grades 
64 to 66 
Injuring water-works . . 52 

Opening streets . . 60 and 
253 to 257 

On account of water-works 
43 44 196 199 


DANGEROUS LOTS— 


Enclosure of... . . 1046 
DANGEROUS PLACES— 
In streets to be repaired . . 1021 


To be reported by police . 877 
DANGEROUS WALLS, Erc.— 
Duties of Building Inspec- 


torsas to . 98 to 95 371 to 374 . 
DEAD BODIES— 
Rxhuming (otis. \ sakes i. 394 
DEAD CARCASSES— 
Removal of. 20s. He aa 635 


505 
SECTION 
DECAYED FRUITS— 
Removal of .-402. 7 7 of NOOO 
DEFAU LTERS— 
For taxes, penalty . 1218 139 
For street tax... 63 
See city taxes 475 476 
DEATHS— 
Certificates required . . . 320 
Certificates given by whom 820 
324a 


Certificates to be filed when 

and where . 320 324a 
Certificates of non-residents 322 
No burial without permit . 321 


320 
Penalty .. tine Pra2s 
Registration poke gel a St 9 
DEPARTMENT OF BRIDGES— 
Created ; 5. em bd Ges 
Accounts, how kept and 
warrants drawn .. . . 1163 
DEATH CERTIFCATES— 
How issued 320 3244 


DEBT—Or Crry— 


Authority to fund floating. 113 
119 122 124 125 193 to 200 
Sinking fund for reduction 
OL fers SOG V1 Sb) 191 
Refunding of authorized . 181 
132 
Guardians et. al. may invest 
ify ciLy( Donde hee ee Lod 
Authority for creation of 
debt. . . 82 47.127 130 1138 
to 120 
. 84 125 
. page 478 


Borrowing of money . 


Bonded debt 
DEED— 

Quit claim by city, when . 1284 
DEFACING BUILDINGS . 7338 


DEFACING TELEGRAPH 
AND, Ube EP HON 


POLES Sts ao Fawcett « 763 
DEPOT— 
General Passenger... . 
Not enter without permis- 
BOTs aie te TOLL GOS 
Hack drivers must not so- 
licit in . 528 629 


Duty of police officers . . 758 


506 
SECTION, 
DEROY STREET .....'. . 1098 
DETEOCTIV ES— 
Chief Detective ..... 883 
Application of non-resi- 
dents . 869 
Hileotioas 6) Ga ers aaisnisOoe 
Rules, how governed . . . 864 
to 871 


Private, how licensed. . . 885b 
DISEASED MEATS— 
Penalty for keeping or of- 


fering for ‘sale. es, 666 

DIGEST— 

OEVCICY, TAK OME oa lous eet 1208 
DIGGING GRAVEL— 

See Streets and Alleys . . 10383 
DIRECTORY BOARDS— 

Boards . «a G0 
DIRT— 


Hauling through streets . . 1043 
See Streets and Alleys. 


DISEASES— 


Contagious . ... . 636 661 
DISMISSION, Ere.— 
CE POMGE js Sie vanes é 859 


DISORDERLY CONDUCT. 


709 
Idling near churches. . . 753 
Smoking at churches. . . 760 


Power to suppress. . . . 16 
See peace, good order, etc. 


DISORDERLY HOUSES— 


Power to suppress. . . 743 15 
Prohibited... . 744 


DISORDERLY RIDING AND 
DRIVING — 


Prohibited (005i: ayer. 1030 
DISTURBANCE— 

Of public schools... . . 759 
DOGS— 

Claimants of 6.) oie taneae 461 


Record of purchase of tags 462 


Running at large . . . . 459 
Tae ich isk 22 Go ee 
Unclaimed dogs killed. . 463 
Vicious, penalty... .., 1050 


INDEX. 
La 


SECTION. 


Female dogs in heat . . . 466 
No dogs allowed in Grant 
park |...) ees 464 
DOORS— 
Of theatres, etc., how con- 
structed .°. Samar 1242 
DOUBLE TAX, aye 1217 
DRAINAGE— 
Filth from privies . . 469 
Lots and cellars . . 467 
Nuisatices” yy" aa ee eee 
Obstructing water... . 470 
System of 27) cae 477 
to 499 
Arrangement of soil and 
waste pipes .» «473 474 
Every building to be con- 
nected with sewer . . . 476 
Materials to be used, kind 
of work, 6te: 2a are 
No steam exhaust and blow- 
off pipes, ete . . » « B06 
Pipes for refrigerators . . 500 
Regulation of plumbing and 
house draining . . 471 to 508 
Ventilation in water closets 
required (ee ere 
Water closets . 501 to 504 506 
507 
DRAINAGE AND PLU MB- 
ING— 
Additional power as to . 62 211 
245 
DRAYS AND HACKS— 
Power to regulate . . 16 
Authorized draymen .. . 510 
Drivers not leave wagons 
at rendezvous . . te PBB 
Driving in a boisterous 
manner oats Cea 
Hacks have numbered 
lamps at night . 521 
License 5.2 av eee 
License to persons over 18 
years of age’. 0 lies 522 
Numbers on drays . 517 
Prices hackmen may charge 518 
Overcharge, penalty 519 
Post schedule of charges, 
penalty 2°. = eae 523 
o drumming inside the 
car-shed, penalty . . 529 530 
Refusal to haul. .. , 511 


INDEX. 


nt 


SECTION. 
Rates of charges. . . . . 518 
Refusal to pay hire. . 514 520 
Rendezvous for hacks, 
Broad street . . 524 525 527 
Rendezvous for furniture 
wagonk 42%. °. 581 582 
Standing on streets, penal- 
Pee Patina 4) \° B16 
Turf and sand not removed 
without permission of 


landowner... ... 584 
Unlicensed draymen. . . 512 
Vehicles not to be left. . . 516 
DRIVING AND RIDING . 1080 
DRIVING FAST— 

Over bridges, penalty . 1081 

On iron plates, penaliye . 1082 

Driving mules . . ... . 698 
DRUG STORES— 

incon, Tatall gts. t.) 2% “s 699 
DRUMMERS— 

Street drummers pay license 

rit 45 1 aera ake ae 
See tax ordinance. 

DRUNKENNESS— 
Drunk and hallooing, pen- 
alty <<. esl ei thor clo 
In wagon yards. . . 1256 
OF pollear igre tn. ew COE 
Duty of Court... . 714 
DUTY— 
Of policemen . . 795 to 857 
Policemen always ready for 
821 to 857 
EARL STREET... . 1091 
EAST AVENUE..... . 1100 


BOUUCA TION = 1.600%. 941 et seq 
See Public Schools. 


EDGEWOOD AVENUE— 


Provisions for opening . . 1093 
EGRESS— 
Means of, from buildings 
Pecuivedwn. Sr.) Ly) 279 
ELIGIBILITY— 


Of Aldermen for re-elec- 
tion, note to. . .585 586 271 

Of Councilmen for re-elec- 
tion, note to . . 535 536 271 


507 
SECTION. 

Of Mayor for re-election 
note to 535 636 


Of Marshal for re-election 296 

Of Members of General 
Council not eligible for 
any other municipal office 
quiring hterm lS" F271 


ELECTIONS— 


For Mayor, Aldermen and 
Councilmen, how held . 535 
586 587 12 22 
Illegal voting... 24 
Of Assessors and Receivers1195 
80 176 177 180 
Of City Attorney . . 398 66 
Of Auditor... ae? 


Of Building Inspectors . 271 98 
OTTOty OHICOTB a. Ta sc 20 
OI CTEV Ola ae es, cone we 
Of Engineer 96 408 
OL MATENBE ke a 88 
Of Police Commissioners. 72 
Of Commissioner of Public 
Works e720 0% 230 
Of Clerk Commissioner of 
PUGC VY OPKRS Gs. a aoe 
CUES VOR ny eee hie cin 536 
ANDUELVGleCbIONn: oo 5 cacle os 5385 
Of Recorder. . “atta eg NSS | 
Of Sexton . 96 1001 


Of Board of Education. 944 


Of Tax Collector. . 1194 1195 

84 139 

Of Treasurer... . Oe || SO 

Of Water Commissioners . 1271 

204 to 206 

Polls, when opened and 

closed é . 6388 
Voters must register » 999 102°- 

Voting nistea so er Oat 


Who may vote . 949 23 24 102 
Result, how declared . . 23 5389 
Elections by Mayor and 
General Council.20 138238 261 
Voting viva voce. . . . . 1828 
Of members of Board of 


Health - . 626 299 300 
Managers consolidate vote. 539 
Of City Comptroller. . . 188 
Of various officers. . . . 20 
Of Mayor protem.. . . . 267 
Of provisional Beye He 

2 Sey ee 264 


ELECTION RETURNS— 


How pe and de- 
clared . . . 28 589 


508 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 


ELECTION COM MISSION ERS-- 


Election, compensation and 
CUtiésivni, - 21 to 23 295 


ELECTRIC WIRES— 


Application, approval, ete. 1164 
Allays preferred . 1165 
Board of electric control . 1181 


Height of . . 1054 1058 
Height, change of . 1055 1056 
City not liable . 1059 


Fire department may cut . 1057 
Only one side of street used 
for main line ei LOG 
Power wires to be separate 
from other wires . . CLioe 
lhie 
Roof, ete., not used without 
consent of owner AB a 
Insulated supports required 
and wires to be well sep- 
arated Beals ~ £169 
Insulators, kind required . 1170 
Guard irons and wires . . 1171 
Ground irons must be de- 
tected and remedied . . 1173 
Penalty for interfering with 
WEIPON nck wale ae . 1188 
Breaking electric globes. . 1189 
Loop wires, poles, powers 
reserved whl £, IIB AALTS 
Metallic circuits required . 1176 
Privileges suspended when1177* 
*See errata. 


Fire-alarm gongs placed 
where ee LTS 

Wires entering buildings . 1180 

Inspection to be made . . 1182 


Ordinance not construec to 
relieve liability 1) LOT 
Employ sup’t of electrical 


affairs. . iat etree ee 
Duties ot sup’t of electrical 
affairs . . 1184 1185 
Standing Committee. . . 1190 
ELECTRIC CONTROL— 
Board of. 50M Real 
How composed, . 1190 


Employ supt of electrical 


AIT S: 25), MEU re aes fi Tha 
Duties of supt. of electrical 
affairs . . - 1184 1185 
- ELECTIONEERING— 


By policeon duty prohibited 852 


SECTION. 
ENGIN ES— 
Injuring fireengine,. . . 614 
Trash in front of engine 
house . 1.3.0 panned 


ENGINEER CITY— 


Election, salary, duties, ete. 408 
to 419 96 64 to 66 217 218 
Make out paving bills, 1209 418 
Inspect public works and 
appoint his own assistants 416 
Reject improper work and 
material and make esti- 


mates: 2%, 2 417 
Make out bills for all street 

improvements. . 419 
Water-works for |... = 59 
Bond-obo t= pea: 2 | 


See also City Engineer. 
ERRATA, p. 584 


ESTIMATES— 
Of income of city. . 
Of income 
works , 
Commissioner 
works makes 
For public schools . . 


ESCA PES— 


See fire escapes. 
Fire escapes may be requir- 


. =» aD bod 
from water- 

~ « 8907190 1978 
of public 

1301 

shite aed 


ed and regulated . . , 278 
EXCHANGE PLACE. ee SEONG. 
Turf Exchange — prohib- 

Mie iets o's L242 1946 
EXAMINATIONS— 
Of offices and officers . 288 


EXCAVATION IN STREETS— 


Regulation as to . . 975 to 981 


EXEOUTION— 


General law for paving, ete. 165 
Against street R. R. Cos. for 

paving, ete. 2 | x2 Ols gas 
Levy, notice, ete . . 1220 1223 
How directed: 27) (aa eg 
Insolvent . . Pye a 
For cost of sidewaiks . . 62 216 
For tax, bear interests . 167 168 
For street improvements. 216 
For cost of sewers. . . 218 246. 
Tax executions, bear inter- 

est when . * . 167 168 
Tax and improvement fi. 

Jas. transferred how . . 166 


INDEX. 


foe we Sy 2 ne ae ae nee eer aT aE 


SECTION. 
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS— 


Mayor and Chairman are of 
Water Commissioners . 207 
Mayoris of certain boards . 207 


262 263 
Chairman Sanitary Com- 
mittee is of Board of 
CEU eee ee are 301a 
EXPENDITU RES— 
Borrowing money . . . 384 125 
Current expenses... . 34 


115 to 119 121 124 125 
Floating debt, payment of 338 


111 
How votedupon. ... - 13 
Not to exceed income . 383 150 
Order of, in appropriations 35 
138 200 201 
Bridges. . ; . 1168 
EXTRA SESSIONS— 
Of Council. 4 
Mayor may call of heads of 
departments holt ie EP ZAD 
EXTRAORDINARY TAX— 
How and when levied . . 38 
FALSE TAX RETURNS. . 1218 
1201 
FARMINGOUT CONVICTS 
AUT HORIZE Dies 3 hes 167 
FEES— 
Of Clerk of Council . . . 426 
Of Marshal ~ AQT, 1222 


Mayor and General Coun- 

cil establish fee bill. . 100 
Sextoney-. 8 1004 
For admission to enclosures 767 


PPE TH WARD 2 . 1265 
FILED— 

Plat of property sold to be. 1052 
FILTH— 


To be placed in boxes . . 1045 
Filthy water, ete . . . 638 648 


FIDELITY INSURANCE— 


May become surety on 


bonds to city... .. 3864 

FI. FAS.— 
For businessficense . . . 101 
Pa StOT Ulius. sy ee me ol aut 721 


See Executions. 


509 
SECTION. 

FINANCE— 
Borrowing money. . . 34 125 
Subject of. 4 i. an 62 10) 788 


See Tax, Debt, Bonds. 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT— 


Read at each meeting . . 36 
FIN ES— 

TOW eRRslOne «sce, 5 Oro LG 

Colecionvol Wut. 6 es 441 
FIRES— 

Regulations at . . ... . 623 

Stealing at fires... . . 624 


Gasolene and how kept . 622 
FIRES—PreEcavuTions AGAINST— 
Chimneys and stove pipes. 608 


Injuring engines,ete. . . 614 
Asie Ghigo OE 607 
Onenulightas acest wet 609 
Penalty : ee O10 
Servants with lights. gts O10 
Trash in front of Se 
house’. . . 615 
Wooden boxes, ashes i Wi Sass Ae 
Boilers Ale” Freie Hae TO28 
MVGGS foe ee OO 
FIRE DEPARTMENT _ 
Alarm, when given... . 552 
Alarm, regulations... . 566 
Alarm, interference with . 553 
554 
Apparatus... 070 < soe) Uae 
Board of flremasters ie, CAE 
Board of firemasters, meet- 
ing of . . oe eer ae Le 
Gd lenvetive. «ues 2% a GE 562 


Chief, duty and salary .542 556 
Chief keeps copies of letters 569 


Chief, sickness of . : 549 
Department, how composed 543 
Dismissal of members. . . 548 
Drivers, duties of . . . . . 560 
Engineers, duties of . . 558 
Employees subject to as- 
signinentine ate ae OIG 
Equipments’ .”.. 2. i. 488 
Foreman, duties of... . 557 
Foreman examines plugs . 668 
General regulations . . . 565 
House regulations . . . . 564 
House moving . .... 574 
Officers =.) puget: O45 
Police, powers eee 545 


Right-of-way must be given 550 


510 INDEX. 


aa ar a nee ene aR a eco 


SECTION. SECTION. 
Runners and ladder men, To be put up within ninety 
GUULGs OF ona Ft nbd days after notice, penalty 578 
PUGS ees ae ee AT 591 592 
Rules must be familiarized 571 Balconies . 7). yuie ee 
Stokers, duties of... . . 559 Opening for stairways, drop 
Substitutes! v si wie... eee ladders... 5 eee 
Daiforma oo aa aE Each month neglect a new 
Vacancies, how filled... 546 offense |; |. 3 ee ee 
Vehicles, not driven on 
streets when department FISCAL YEAR— 
is at work ta aD ion siege ta Sek gO Since’1884 3 Gea 118 
Bae cisterns, penal- 555 | FLOATING DEBT— 
Use of water at fires . . 625 578 Authority for funding of. 118 
None, except for tem porary 
FIRE ENGINES— loans. . . . 119 122 124 125 
Power of city over... . . 15 193 200 
Payment of tax for . . 83 111 
FIRE LIMITS— 
Boundaries . . . ., .595 596 | FLIPS— ) 
Penalties .. cat 698 Prohibited, 22g 719 720 
Blacksmith shops ... . . 599 
Kerosene oil... ... . 601 | FIRST WARD— 
Stationary steam engines . 600 Boundaries of. ...4 .. 1261 
Sawing or cutting wood . 604 | ° 
Water closets, surface, pen- FOURTH WARD 7 a 1264 
alty ARR a ae ty 672 FREEHOLDERS— 
Combustible material, in, : 
penalty .... . . 605 606 Assessors for opening streets 
Wooden awnings... . 602 must be . . . 60 253 to 257 
Wood yards) 36.070 603 Election Commissioners 
Power to establish. . . . 101 mustbe. ... . re atl, ead 
Sanitary regulations to ap- FREE LICENSE— 
ply to extended fire limits 597 ; ‘ 
Restricted to residents . . 695 
rig au FRUIT STANDS, Ero— 
publica bites tac inet Forbidden on streets. . . 697 
FIRE WORKS— FUNDING FLOATING DEBT— 
Use of, regulated... . 751 Authority for... use See 
FIRE ESCAPES _ See Floating Debt. 
Authority to require and FUNERAL PROCESSIONS— 
pa panied Ne ae ee Penalty forimpeding. . . 761 
ulldings 8 or 4 stories hi 4 
Must Hayes): oars - 576 | FUTURES— 
Brackets to be set as walls | Bucket shops prohibited . 369 
are built. uhh eo eae 370 
Changes and repairs to be Places of dealing in pro- 
made ten days after no- hibited. 2.0: . 2 Todpeiade 
CREO. (ne!) si, «ns BBOSBOR BO4 1 
Corporation, ete, how perp seas AND PLAYS 
served with notice. . . 579 ! a Ge oo ai 
PORE sal ny ee OO) See tax ordinance. 
Authority of a) le.") fei) siete eueS 590 GARNETT STREET 


Kind used to be suggested 577 
Material, dimensions, etc. 581 Extension. of.) isGpee 1095 


INDEX. 


pa eh er A Dae a a a 


SECTION. 
GAS— 


Hotels, etc., not to cut off . 1244 
GAS LAMPS— 
Policemen report as to. . 876 


GAS, WATER AND SEWER 
PIPES— 


How laidinstreets. . . . 9838 
GEORGIA AVENUE .. . 1098 
GLAN DERS— 


Horses having . . 662 663 664 
GOVERN MENT—CITY— 


Meet at noon every Satur- 
day—head of each depart- 
THEIR) He ee 3's . . 1248 

Mayor settles differences . 1248 

Mayor may call meeting . 1249 

Members of various boards 


must attend meetings . . 1250 
Qualify within 30 days af- 
ter election, excuses . . 1250 


Vacancy declared filled . . 1250 
Absence from four consecu- 
tive meetings vacates of- 
jC eg es ah Naat By | 
List of former Governments. 
Appendix, p. 479 ez seq. 


GRADES — 


By whom executed. . . 64 217 
413 414 

See also City Engineer and 

Street Railroad. 

In policeforcee. . . . . . 796 
Permanent, furnished. . 64 66 
Permanent, established how 62 
65 211 418 414 
Power over... . . 62 65 211 


_ GRADING— 


Authority and control of. 62 
65 211 212 213 214 235 to 238 
413 414 


GRADY HOSPITAL 1325 to 13829 
GRANITE BLOCKS— 


Price ot..2.. ..-..'» » 1108"et'seg 

Paid by whom. . . . . . 1108 
GRATINGS, Erc.— 

Width.of,....'. » 4 1025 


dll 


SECTION. 
GRANT PARK— 


Incorporated for police pur- 
poses, efc, ... - \ 273 274 
Booths and stands . . . . 1817 
Breaking flowers, foliage, 
etc.,penalty. ... . 
Dogs not allowed ... . 464 
No hunting, shooting, etc . 1819 
Park Commission . . . . 1816 
Peace and order . rae G2) Ke) 
Penal laws of State, viola- 
tions prosecuted. . . . 1822 
Persistent violation ot rules, 
penalty... ie 


GRAV ES— 


See Cemetery and Sexton. 
Depth of, in Oakland... . 395 


GU ANO— 

See Board of Health. 
GUARDS AT CEMETERY— 

Wiribefor hte ete oul 
GUARDIANS, Et Al.— 

May invest in city bonds . 1387 


HACKS 519 et seg 
See Drays and Hacks. 
HACKMEN— 
Must not solicit in car-shed 529 
530 | 
Must not board trains to 
solicit . Sal 2 7629 oee 
Not leave hacks to solicit . 526 
HAMMOCK STREET .. ... 1089 
HAULING DIRT . . . 1048 
HAYNE STREET re LOG 


HEA LTH— 


See Board of Health. Secs. 
67 to 71 157 2638 289 299 


to 802 
HILL STREET ie 109d 
HIDES, RAGS, Etc . . . 688 648 


HOGS— 
See Horses, Mules, etc. 


HORSES AND MULES, 
HOGS AND GOATS— 


Driving horses and mules 
through the streets. . . 694 


O12 


SECTION. 


Enclosures, letting down 693 


Fastening horses to trees . 1041 
Straying in streets . . . 692 
HOSPITAL, GRADY . 1325 1329 
HOUSES— 

Permit to build. . . . 875 376 
Inspection . . 871 3874 
Regulations as tomoving . 574 
575 
Drainage and plumbing. 491 
to 508 

HOUSES OF ILL-FAME— 
Power to suppress.. . . 15 740 


See Peace, Good Order and 
Morals. 


HOUSE NUMBERING— 


Ordinance regulating . . 1065 
to 1069 
See also . - . 1069a 


HOTELS AND BOARDING 
HOUSES— 


Gas in, not to be cut off. . 1244 
HYDRANTS, Erc.— 

Interference with, penalty 1269 

AWHIDRE 3; ig eae? GRab Be 
ICE DEALERS— 


See tax ordinance. 


License: sigs sae ke eae) 
ICH CREAM— 
Selling on streets . . . . 780 
ILL-FAME— 
Houses of, how abated . . 740 
Occupants of. . . . 741 to 743 
IMPEACHMENT— 
Right. tovtry ieee es 103 
Who to preside 103 
IMPOUNDING CATTLE. 450 
to 453 
See Ordinance passed June 
16, 1891. 
IMPROVEMENTS— 


Permanent, how removed — 
and replaced . . . 975 to 981 


IMPRISON MENT— 
Power and extent of. 806 


INDEX. 


SEER tr he ee eT 
SECTION. 


INCOME OF CITY— 


Estimates to be made of 35 138 
Expenses not toexceed. . 33 
115 to 119, 121 to 125 
From water-works paid in 188 
Entire receipts of year may 


be expended oe 160 
INDECENCY 2) eee 709 
See Peace, Good Order and 

Morals. 
INDECENT DRESSie5 jee ia 
INSOLVENT COSTS— 
City not liable for. . . , 98 
INTOXICATION , . >). . ¥719 
See Drunkenness. 
Of Policemen. . . BOE 


INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY— 


Of Mayor, Aldermen and 
Councilmen. . 34 35 


INSPECTOR 
Marshal acts as when... 88 
INSPECTORS— 


See Building Inspectors. . 98 
Sanitary, duties, ete . 631 632 
683 631 665 
Duty as to privies . 642 645 646 
672 679 
Salary of chief inspector in- 
creased °°) ae 


INSTRUCTION— 
Plan of, in public schools . 934 


INTEREST— 
In city contracts forbidden. 18 


631 


Executions bear, when . . 167 
168 
IMPRISONMENT— 
Of parties and witnesses, 
When. casa 806 


ITINERANT TRADE RS 
AND PEDDLERS— 


. 81 769 et seg 
784a 


Tax on 
Prohibited 1.5) eae 
See Tax Ordinance of 1891. 


JAILOR OF FULTON COUN- 
Ab 


To receive persons commit- 
tedep ae eX Se Piss 4°) 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
JENNINGS STREET... . 1088 
J URISDICTION— 
As to fine and peers 
ment . . 515 16 
As to permanent pean 
ments... os . 1012 
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE— 
Aldermen are ex-officio. . 17 
Councilmen are ex-officio . 17 


Mayor is ex-officio . . 


KEEPING OPEN DOORS— 


AGLOROMOUTA sm Siok i bets Lod 

On DUnagn yes 6 sci ny is oy p's: 
KEROSENE OIL— 

PRO Wee DE war 65 < iP pen FO) ails 601 
KILNS— 


Regulated and restricted . 607 
LAGER BEER— 


Power to tax sale of 29 284 896 
See Retail of Liquors. 


LAM PS— 
Injury to, penalty . . 785 736 
LANES AND ALLEYS— 
Closed, when . . :. 289 


See Streets and Alley: Bi 


LEGISLATIVE DEPART- 
MENT— 


inv weomrvested . 2S. 10 


BEOMABOSLREET . «i... .:1077 
LEWD WOMEN— 
Not allowed in pane 
places at night . . 716 
Men not talk with on 
SLPEALSO Kites sce curaiee 717 
LIABILITY— 
Of Mayor and General Coun- 
Oli jiate ts iseaise «ior “OO 
LIENS— 


For street paving, ete .1014 215 
For sidewalks. . yells 21D 
For sewers... . 218 250 


LICENSES— 


None for bucket shops 369 3870 
Business . . . . . . 951 et seg 


513 
SECTION. 
Clerk of Council to issue, 
eter. ot} 425 
Clothing and printing, so- 
Hoting for 5% ;. BATiS 
None for turf exchanges . 1245 
1246 
Consignments subject to. 964 
Registration required . . 951 
For carrying on business . 925 
Forselling powder. . . 926 
For shooting galleries . . 1006 
Brea wicenses 4.) «fs uy in A) 096 
From Ordinary eat e's 
How issued . . See eo Al 
Itinerant traders and ped- 
lets ier ne ba ph. OOS 1840 
Fruit stands, ete., prohibit- 
ed... eels i emcee O94 


License bilan ke...) 5.05. 
Mayor’s duty as to licenses 952 


Street drummers pay. . . 774 
Street vendors pay. . . . 696 
Vendue masters. . . 1257 
Wagon yards . . . 1252 
Turf exchange . eis, a6 
Ticket scalpers .... . 698 
Retail drug stores... . 699 
Ice dealers . . 700 
Sou. Bell Telephone Co. . 701 
Liquor dealers’ forfeit . . 721 


Of peddlers 770 771 784a 
For wholesale liquor, how 
obtained. . ee BOO COE 
For retail liquor, price of . 896 
27 29 284 285 
For retail liquor, applica- 
tion, how made. . 910 
For retail liquor, revoked 
for violation of law... 911 
For retail liquor at Pied- 
mont park . . 916 
Clerk shall keep book to 
register business license 422 


LINDEN STREET. . . 1094 
LIMITS— 


See Corporate Limits, Fire 
Limits, Sanitary Limits. 


LIMITATION— 

Of prosecutions .. ... 766 
LIQUIDS— 

On streets. . . . 1042 
LIQUORS— 


Tax on saleof. . 27 29 284 285 


514 INDEX. 
sores otipalusap oat a ae ee 
SECTION, SECTION. 
LIQUOR—Retair— LOAFING 
Pitan ts t 255) er a ead At hotels, ete. 2 Gare 723 724 
No separate beer license . 895 Near churches, . .. . . %58 
Separate beer license, when 
and how issued . . . . 895 | LOGAN STREET... . - + 1081 
License, price of. . 896 | LOITERING— 
License, issued to whom . 897 is cess Dg 723 75 
Place to.be level with streets 899 SOA Way ee 


No gamingt ou hh ga gag 
No loitering of disorderly 

or drunken persons 900 
Hours of opening and clos- 

IRA OS Bn SINT elas 
Chose: whene "seg ite one 
Oath, penalty... . . 904 
Must have license . . . . 905 


Must have retailer’s sign . 906 
Officers to be admitted, pen- 


BLY Gk ei OO ge ae 
Forfeiture of license. . . 909 
License application for, how 

made . : 910 


License, revoked. for viola- 
tion of law . . 911 914 918 
License, regulations as to 


Transtar yee Me a a BT 
License, shall not issue, to 
Wines 6) Se ee oa ee ae 913 


License, at Piedmont park 916 
Empty beer kegs on side- 
Walks hh 011s ee Pee R 
Retail beer provisions ap- 
plicable to license 917 
Retail beer forfeiture of li- 
cense 918 
Minors must not enter . 919 920 
Must have sign in regard to 
TANT Oe aay ee) ae 
Sale of alcohol nts Mie ae 
Power to regulate sale of 
liquors and lager beer . 27 29 
284 285 
LIQUOR—Wuotrsatze— 
Hours of opening and clos- 


LN aaa OW Get: naa 
Keeping forunlawful sale. 891 


License, how obtained . 886 887- 


License, revocable . . . . 890 

Not keep open when saloons 
required-to close. , . ; 892 

Not sell without license. . 889 

Penalty for evasion... . . 888 

Power to regulate . . . . 285 

LOA NS— 

Fur temporary uses and re- 

payment of . . 34 


119 122 124 195. 


Around railroad track . . 1285 
LOST CHECKS— 
Record and transcript of . 396 


497 
LOTS AND CELLARS— 
Drainage of . . . . . . 68 467 
Dangerous. . - . 1046 
LUMBER YARDS— 
See Fire Limits, 
MAGNOLIA STREET .. . 1082 
MANAGERS— 
Ot election . vy a ee ee 
Payment for services . . . 293 
MARIETTA STREET— 
Widened . . . . 1070 
MARKET HOUSE COMMIS- 
SION |)... ..0.3, Se 
Authority . . . 947 948 
Election and terms . .. . 946 
MARSHAL— 
Abate nuisances, when. . 468 
Bond, oath, compensation, 
election’)... (2200 86 87 
Books and records kept by.1225 
1226 
Duty as to weights and 
measures -.)3% 9 1274 tore 


Hligible for re-election . . 296 
Execute warrant, when .6 17 


Fees of . . = Nene 1222 
Inspector, ete. 4 Gee 288 
Levy and sail under tax 
execution ae 1221 
Levy and sale under side- 
walk execution. . . . 1019a 
Notice of levy by Me ey 


Powers and duties... . 88 
Separate from police force. 86 
Serve notices to abate nuis- 


ances . oor eee inane ee ae 
Serve summons, when . . 444 
Perm: ie; 20 


‘Warrant, ete., directed to 97 


INDEX. 


MAYOR— 


Adequate salary .. . .4 
Administers oath to Alder- 


SECTION, 


969 


menand Councilmen. . 9 
Commit or bail, when 6 
COUT Oat lin Boe 5 
Duty to audit ‘accounts . 4 702 
Election of ey wh we . 8 5385 
Execute laws and ordi- 

nances ... .. Fa ok 4 
Appoints heared com- 

mittees. . 261 
Ex-officio J ustice of the 

Peace . 

Ex-officio Police ‘and Water 

Commissioner . 262 
Ex-officio member Board of 

Education ‘ 944 
Ineligible for succeeding 

term . eras ave : 
Interest in city contracts 

prohibited . 18 
License, must countersign.. 952 
Oath, before whom taken 8 
Office hours of . . 702 708 
Pardoning power . 104 
Power to fine . 5 
‘Power to convene extra ses- 

sions ot Council, etc . 4 1249 
Record of blank licenses 
Salary, when fixed . 4 968 
Street vendors, licensed by 
Use of office of . . 2100 
Veto power of .7 258 259 260 


May remove Comptroller 1149 


May not practice law in 
criminal cases, nor in 
cases adversely to the city 

Mayor and Chairman of 
Sanitary Committee ex- 
officio members of Board 
of Health . 

Execise of clemency . 

Police Board, Mayor ea-of- 
ficio . oe 

Member of Board of Health 

Former Mayors. Appendix, 
p. 479. 

MAYOR PRO TEM.— 

Fill unexpired term of 
Mayor when. yes 
How and when chosen. . 
267 

May hold Mayor’s Court . 
May order election when 3 
Member Aldermanic Board 
elected to. . 12 261 267 


367 


626 
704 


795 
263 


3 
261 
705 

5 

19 


705 


515 

SECTION. 

Provides 261 
Provisional Mayor pro tem, 264 


MAYOR AND GENERAL 
COU NCIL— 


Auditor, mayelect. ... 92 
Borrow money . 84 125 
Bond issue . . . 180 et seg 
Building Inspectors, recom- 
mendation of . . . . 94 287 
Building Inspectors, élee- 
tion ot : ie. 08 
City Attorney, ‘election of. 96 
Committee of, to inspect 
Witer-Works O06. OT 
Contract for work . . .1 1035 
Clerk, election of ee BY 
Control aint: fund of * - 
BOR Pans 191 
Convicts, may ‘farm ‘out . 107 
Drainage of lots and cellars, 
power over 68 
Election of officers by . . 20 21 
Engineer, election of . 96 
Expend entire receipts. . 150 
Extra sessions of A 4 
Fire limits, power to fix 101 
Fee bill, may establish 100 
How composed 10 
Health, pass ordinances as 
pie 602.0. 70 
Impeachments, power totry 103 
Individual liability 34 
Insolvent costs, not liable 
SOR ae 98 
Inspection of water-works, 57 
Jurisdiction as to penal or- 
dinances <n OeEO/ LG 
Levy extraordinary tax 38 
Marshal, election of 86 
May fine and imprison . 16 
May rent or purchuse mar- 
ket house . wid 151 
May override veto, how 7 
Money, may not borrow 34 125 
New powers of . . 202 
Nuisances, power to abate 
71 
Police Commissioners, elec- 
LODLOL ea 72 
Questions delayed, how 13 
Reconsideration, effect of, 
notice of in financial mat- 
ters Si stds a8 kaw hm aati s 13 
Regular meetings Ole. 14 
Registration of voters, pro- 
vide for, 4. (6 5x sgiats at’ 102 


516 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
Required to have in cash at 
end of year the amount of 
sinking fund sh... oc) 124 
Recorder, may elect . 89 92 
Schools, power to maintain 78 
Sidewalks, ete., assess cost 
of paving . 62 211 to 214 235 
to 2388 246 
Streets—power to open, 
widen, grade, etc., 60 62 253 
to 257 418 414 
Grades, control asto . 62 253 to 
257 413 414 


Grades, permanent. 62 65 66 
211 413 414 
Sexton, election of... . 96 


Tax Receiver and Collector 84 
POS8UTOF in. 3, .. + 85 
Vacancies, power to fill . 109 
Water Commissioners, may 


DODO NG 3945 5,)/ 5.3 alae ee 
Witnesses, attendance of . 99 
Water supply, control work 

of emerging (2c. ig Oe 
Water supply, new powers 

GE br eee . 194 to 208 
Salaries of certain offices, 

Reed When). yi 4< es BSS 
Who presides over... 261 

ELECT FOLLOWING OFFICERS— 
Auditor and Recorder . . 89 92 
Commissioner of Public 

Works and Clerk . . . 230 
Clerk of Council . ... 82 
City Attorneys 25 33) Be eae 
City Engineer. . . magia Riga 
City Marshall. 1°... .- 86 
City Sexton. Lo Wrars, Ait. 6B 
City Treasurer .. , 85 


Assessors and Receivers . 174 to 

176 179 182 138 
Board of Health . 299 300 
Board of Education . . 629 931 
Building Inspectors . . . 93 
Confirm Comptroller. . . 138 
Confirm Ass’t Attorney . 368 


Election Commissioners . 2] 
‘Police Commissioners . . 72 
Water Commissioners . . 204 

to 206 
Tax Collector . . 84 188 
Votes, how taken gs AS) 


Weekly veportey 1°. 2 707 


MAYES STREET SOG 
MARKET 
Power to establish and con- 
LTO 5s bas eee ae nada 


SECTION. 


MEASURES...  . . 1274 to 1277 
See Weights and Measures. 


MEDICINES, Erc.— 


Not sold at auction on 
streets . . . . 1048 1049 
MEETINGS— 


Of Police Commissioners . 797 
Of Mayor and General Coun- 
cil, Ist and 8d Mondays 
each. month i93 ge ae 


Public notice of. 2 ss 745 

MERCHANTS— 
Obstructing streets . 1026 1029 
1290 


See Streets and Alleys. 
MILK— 
Adulterated not to be sold 667 


MILLEDGE STREET. . . 1083 
MINORS— 


Not allowed in retail places 920 

Not allowed to play in bil- 
liard and pool rooms. . 729 

Not allowed in shooting 
galleries = LOOP 


MONEHY— 


City prohibited from  bor- 
rowing except to carry 
temporary loans. . . 84 125 

See Mayor and General Council. 


MORTGAGE— 


Northwestern Mutual In- 
surance Company . . . 140 


MOVING HOUSES— 
Regulations of . . . . 574 575 


MUNICIPAL CORPORA-— 
TIONS— 


Tax sales by. . 
NAMES— 

Of streets changed . 1071 1098 
NINE-PINS — 


Power to license. . . .. 99 
NOISE AT NIGHT . 2. 91 


NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL 
INSURANCE COMPANY 140 


See Mortgage. 


> na AOD to: 172 


Site ela ara 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
NOTICE— 
Of: levy c.. ‘s . 1228 
Of registration, ete. .. . 1223 
NUMBERING HOUSES— 
Ordinance regulating . 1065 
to 1069a 
NUISANCE— 
Dead animals . . Rel aig 66513) 
Defined and forbidden im. 649 
650 


See Board of Health, Mayor 
and General Council 785 786 
Abated when and how. . 67 
* 68 293 468 
Lots and cellars . . . . 67 467 


Powerover =. Diy Dia 
Reported and abated . . 67 794 
Posnenitie? (2 "si baie EUs ek 


No slaughter houses , 647 792 
Power at Recorder’s Court 791 


2938 
Privies filthy, etc... .. 798 
OATH— 
Meedweramets se. = 106 
Of Treasurer . ; . 1289 
Of Vendue Masters . ... 1258 
Of tax pavers. . 1206 1212 
Of Tax Receiver and As- 
Hletan ess :.\> eee DU 
Of Treasurer Board of Edu- 
Sabine se. 937 
MP RRGOISITANS fo «ae A) = 
Of voter to register .. . . 960 
Pe uaror: x. 8 
Of Aldermen and Cadneils 
men =". eg 
Of Clerk of aeaneil. nian Sa PA 


Of officers generally. See 
proper titles. 


OBSTRUCTING— 
Drains and gutters. . 650 
Officers as to health . . . 656 
Street crossings . .  . . 1290 
Of streets and sidewalks. . 1026 
1027 1029 
OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS. 710 
OCCU PAN TS— 
Of houses of ill-fame. . . 7438 
OFFEN DERS— 


WMrOsh OL. Suey a 746 854* 
*See errata. ; 


517 


SECTION 


. 872 8738 
OFFICES AND OFFICERS— 


Examinations in regard to 
PU OTIZA a ales sc.) cn ee 


OFFICERS— 


Election of . 20 80 to 96 
May justify under charter. 104 
Oath of (Mayor pro tem.) . 706 


Pictures of . 


Liable for negligence. . . 899 
MGnOntsOke a si i-atuists,  TO2 
City officers shall not as 


counsel represent s suits 
against the city . . 368 
Examinations of Eiethoriced 288 


Duties may be devolved 
upon . . ints 139 

Not defend criminals . 868 

List of former officers. 
Appendix, p. 479 et seg. 

OLEOMARGARIN E— 

Must be repesented as such 6f9 

Must be stamped... 670 

Penalty .. eens Gil 


Sale of, regulated . . 669 to 671 
OLD CAPITOL— 


Purchase of mortgage rati- 


fied a ae See phe 2a0 
OLD VOCAPITOL “AT? aL b= 
LEDGEVILLE— 
Issue of bonds of value of. 127 
128 
OPEN DOORS— 
Stores, wit iN cen, 2 
Billiard rooms, ‘etc Sy. See ko) 
Saloons . 903 
OPENING AND CLOSING 
TAX BOO Kiri a: 445 155 


OPERA HOUSES, Erc . 1242 1243 


Cutting off gas . . 1244 
ORDINANCES— 

Adopted, how . . . . 298 708 

Appropriating money . . 18 

Constitutionality of .. . 1 

Penalty for violation of. . 16 

Power to pass. . pt Tb 


Respecting public health. 70 
Tax ordinances. . . 1191 1211 
Uy ce [itd Stee ee exe WP 
For constructing sewers, 
seesewers. . 00. ee. 251 


518 INDEX. 


SECTION. 


PARK AVENUE (xc. 1081 
PAINTING, Erc.— 

On sidewalks prohibited . 1146 
PARK, L. P. GRANT— 


Bathing, etc., prohibited . 1319 
Booths, stands, ete . Re (St Wg 
Depredations in, prohibited 1320 
Commission control . . . 1316 
Hunting, fishing, etc., pro- 
Wibited ani; te aes 1319 
Offenders to be prosecuted 13822 
Peace and good order in . 1318 
Violations punished . . . 1821 


PIEDMONT PARK— 
Ordinance of force in . . 726 


PARK COMMISSION— 
Number of ias iy tie latia, 5 1316 
PARDONING POWER— 
Vestedin Mayor. .... 704 


PASSENGER DEPOT. . .2 757 
Ie centre of cityy. 2.030. . 2 


PAUPERS— 
arial Oho eas Boe eS 
PAVEMENTS— 
Lien for a PLD ZOD tA e4 


Power to lay down.218 236 287 

And assess cost of 62 211 212 
213 235 245 236 to 2388 

Property owners must put 


down: 7. is 962 212.1019 
Repair ats. *.ssmanren: «e102? 
Widtet ote oe ayo 2 ye OLS 


Transfer of fi. fas. for 240 1114 
PAVING, ETC.—Fi, Fas.— 
Transfer of . . . 166 1109 1114 


PAVING STREETS, Erc.— 


Petitions fori sic saigieco 
Assessments enforced . 165 216 
288 245 
Assessment on railroads 
Between street railroad 
tracks. . . 218 238 245 1133 
Engineer make out paving 
1A Riek SE a oF 1209 
Bills collected by Tax Col- 
Feetor ei uit eats & et 2tO 


PAWN BROKERS— 


Licensetaxon...... 30 
See tax ordinance. 


SECTION. 
PEACE, GOOD ORDER AND 
MORALS— 
Arrest of offenders. . . . 746 
Assembling and loitering 
on streets’. 30 ae te 
Barber shops, close on Sab- 
bath: 2°. oS ee 737 
Billiard rooms, closing hour 730 
731 
Cannon firing 3 1 ye 100 
Cock fighting... ya ae 734 


Defacing buildings . . . 733 
Defacing telegraph and tel- 
ephone poles . .... . 768 
Disorderly conduct... . 760 
Disorderly conduct and 
smoking at churches. .. 760 
Disorderly houses . . . . 744 
Drunkenness, hallooing . . 712 
713 715 
Hjection of occupants of 
houses of ill-fame .. . 748 
Evidence against . ... . 742 
Fire ‘works «. se) es 751 
Feeding animals on streets. 756 
Fresh meats, how sold on 


Sunday o2../5 9am mela TASS 
Fishing in water-works pro- 
hibited |.) 0. "ceana 765 


Guards of small-pox . . . 762 
Houses of ill-fame . . . . 744 


How abated «5a? pal paras ag ae 

Impeding funeral proces- 
SIONS... thea ee 761 

Indecent dress . ... 710 


Injuring street lamps . 735. 736 
Keeping open doors after 
houra 2 se 121 


is, ean en 722 
Mocking birds, protection of 764 
Noise at night ("0 ae tet 


Obscene publications. . . 710 
Occupants of houses of ill- 


fame». 4... @ wee 
Owners of houses of ill- 

fame ee 739 740 
Passenger depot. . . . . 757 


Public officers, duty of . . 758 
Public schools, disturbance 


Of 805.0 85> Meee aaah 
Public indecency . ... . 709 
Public meetings. . . .. 745 
Limitation of prosecutions. 766 
Shooting in city .... . 732 


Suppression of affrays .748 749 
Telegraph and _ telephone 
poles, defacing . ... . 768 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
Violations of State laws . 76 
747 754* 
*See errata. 
Public playing and betting 755 
Lewd women not allowed 
in public places at night 716 
Lewd women, men not talk 


With SHON ui ts. antler tie 
Alabama slings and ‘flips 
prohibited . . . . . 719 720 
Ordinances of force at Pied- 
MODS PATE yi. 2 2 + 725 
Females not to enter bar 
rooms, penalty . . . 726 727 


Minors not allowed to play 
billiards or pool without 
written consent of par- 
ent or guardian, penalty 729 

Keepers of billiard or pool 
rooms must not allow mi- 
nors toenter or play with- 


out consent, etc . . 728 
Idling in front of churches, 753 
Fraudulent begging. . . 754* 
*See errata. 

PEDDLERS— 
Book agents, tax on. . 777 


License from city . 769 770 771 

License from Ordinary . . 770 

Sale of meat from wagons. 776 

779 

Sale of groceries prohibited 778 
Selling clothing or solicit- 

ing orders for printing . 773 


Street drummers .... .. 774 
ERLE LD. al eta ipihog SE Te 
PEDDLING— 


On groceries prohibited . . 778 
Of meat regulated . . .776 779 
Of ice cream prohibited . . 780 


781 
Of fruits, etc., prohibited . 782 
783 
Vending of medicines on 
streets prohibited . . . 784 
Peddling and itinerant trad- 
ing prohibited... .. 784a 
See tax ordinance. 
PENALTIES— 
Appearance at Recorder’s 
Court. . ier is) ABT 
Alabama flips . PM SO Yan Ws » 720 
Burial permits . 323 324 


Burial outside of cemetery 383 
Building and sewerage per- 
WAGs hg Beale Saget Ol0 OTL OLS 


619 


SECTION. 
Birds in City Hall park. . 400 


Cockfighting: <<) cee 734 
Cruelty to animals . . 457 458 
City officials being security 

to city bonds. . . 366 
City physicians neglect of 

GuLyyiites Ar Crmatate: 4y 
Contempt of court. . . . 440 
Disturbance of graves,tombs 

OECLG/ anneal eel: . . . 880 381 


Depth of graves and use of 
one grave for two bodies 395 
Drumming for hacks, ete . 528 


529 530 
Drunkeness; WF s6. Astin 713 
Exhuming dead bodies. . 394 
Fire escapes. . . 578 


Failure to repair fire escapes 594 
Females entering bar-rooms 727 
Injuring street lamps. . . 735 
Moving houses... 574 575 
Minors playing billiards . 729 
Posting bills . . . ... 812 314 
License of bucket shops ;. 869 
370 

Trespassing in City Hall 
Pare vei, 401 
Nuisance in City Hall park 402 
Violation of cattle law 455 456 

Violation of dog law at 
Grant park .. . . 464 465 
Violation of drainage law . 508 
Sanitary work 666 668 671 680 


Public indecency. . . 709 
Power to impose for violat- 

ing ordinances. . . 16 
For injuring water- works, 

OL ear ste aa wibe Vv) ai 52 


For refusing Water Com- 


missioners entrance to 
Houser) kay es 55 
MOG CLEV LAR OS «0 wylin coche 476 
PENALTY— 
For failing to make tax re- 
GUYT ae er ery eras thane 139 
Relief from, when .. .- 189 


PAPERS AND BOOKS— 


Production of compelled . ‘288 
See Comptroller. 


PERMANENT GRADE— 


Who entitled to . 64 to 66 
SWeOLCan Lrols teak vas or 413 
Permanent improvements. 977 

979 


520 INDEX. 

SECTION. SECTION. 

PERSONAL PROPERTY— POLICE DEPARTMENT— 
Returns of, for tax . 25 85 138 Assuming to be policemen, 858 
1198 1201 1202 Arrests—record of . . . . 870 
Sale OP eh em: SE ie Arrests, power of . . 746 854* 
See tax ordinance. ae errata. B00 

aptains': 2. ene 
PERMITS— Ouptains Sane as chief when 808 

For changing or erecting Chief of police—orders— 
putldin pets see are duty, ete. 799 to 806 808 

To remove street improve- Complaints against officers 
VGH SAG eR es ee and members a TOS SM T,, 
Burlding 2s 28) ee ee Seer Control of commissioners . 778 
Bite yo cee es sant Seas, Detectives . . ..868 &64 to 871 
Exhuming dead bodies. . 394 Dismission or suspension . 859 
Excavating streets. . . . 976 mere by police BRO 

Orce |, “3°. a aaa 
PHYSICIANS, CITY— Gas lamps, reports of . . 876 
Datioai 2hiadk + ines aes Grades in police force . 796 797 
Miseion aol om iene ane Reliefs... - 196 797 
Salaries. .” . hacia tale? FAY | Intoxication” 73 ee eae 
Small-pox hospital... 406 Meetings of commissioners 797 

Supervision of Relief Com- Policemen ready for duty 
mittee: :,.g.ae nt Rae) eee at all times.) 2 3" eee 
Report births to Clerk . . 318 Duties of . . 821 to 857 880 884 
Penalty for failure to report 324 Pictures of offenders. . . 872 
Certify cause of death . . 320 Bae policemen, powers 881 

Of. le Oe 
PICTU RES— Station house rules . . 861 862 
Of offenders ..... . 878 Station-house keeper. . . 860 
Bond ‘of 27) ae 860 


PIEDMONT PARK— 


Incorporation of for police 


POEPOSON ON lea) Ja sos elo de 
Ordinances of force at . 
PIPES 
PIEDMONT AVENUE. .110la 
How laid in streets .. . 983 
PLAYS AND GAMES— — 
DOWGE GO TAR UO ee cari 29 


See tax ordinance, 


POLICE COMMISSION- 
ERS— 


Appoint chief and torce . 74 
Control force Cee eT Os 
Hilection: Of scl [ince ae ee cae 
Keep record of proceedings 74 
Mayor ex-officio a member 795 


262 
Meetings and quorums. . 74 
Powers and compensation 74 
Oatnrol ryan. Re ones ts 


Salaries fixed annually. . 289 
Meeting of board . . . . 797 


Stolen property, turned over 
to station-house keeper. 878 
Stolen property, how dis- 
posed of 3:3. \ 37a) "amee 
Streets and bridges, reports 
Of 04 0 a 
Water pipes, leaks in to be 
reported . .° egreeee 
Over Piedmont park . . . 
Sergeants and duties. . 820 885 


879 


884 

Supernumeraries.. .. . 798 

Patrol to have right-of-way 550 

Take up cattle . . . . 450 453 
POLICE CAPTAINS— 

Duties of, ete . 808 to 819 

Act as Chief, when 75 3 868 

Bond of)... 2. 26 pees 

PODICH= 

Chief of, duties, orders .758 799 

to 806 808 

Bond of |... G3) Seer 


POLICE FORCE— 
Compensation and duty.76 883 


> 


ME Pe ee 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
Enforce ordinance as to re- 


moving and_ replacing 

street improvements . . 980 
How constituted. .... 75 
Oathand bond ©... 75 
Report gas lamps ... . 876 
Supervision over wagon 

Sa es A a OL Poem 1256 
Peers ee, Oe 76 


To be armed and uniformed 77 


Arrest offenders . . 746 854% 
*See errata. 

POLICE OFFICERS—. 
Duty of, at depot. . . 758 884 


Officers and patrolmen. . 883 
Previous residence of twelve 
months by applicants . 882 


SERGEANTS— 


“yy EET gle as ape EEG ae ea Gn 796 
Of mounted police. . . . 885 
Report defective lights. . 884 
Assistant Chief of Police . 883 
Chief Detective, rank and 
pa | Pager A 883 
Police detectives, oath of . "8852 


PLATS — 


Of property to be filed . . 1052 
POLES IN STREET— 

18 Ch) eae ie ane . 1187 1068 

Poles to be painted . 1146 


PONCE DE LEON SPRINGS— 


MC OLDOPALGHS iy) been 3» 272 

PONCE DE LEON AVE.— 

Sidewalk, how laid ee itO2 
POOR— 

OBYECOL uhor. te 15 


POOL AND BILLIARD 
ROO MS— 


PXGRIDSOMOUr 4 6) sox) ala. COW 
Pool selling, penalty. . . 


POSTING BILLS— 
See Bill Posters. 
POSSESSION— 


Of property Pa ee at 
tax sale. . « 1229 


POW DER— 


License to sell . 924 925 926 


521 

SECTION. 

License may be refused . . 926 

Quantity to be kept . . . 9238 

SOMES eee te a aioe 927 
POWER OF CITY— 

To grade, pave, etc. . . 62 211 


‘to 214 235 to 238 246 1010 
To assess cost of paving, ete 1011 
General powers. . .215 16 
New powers. . . . 194 to 203 

Vaccination, power to com- 
DOE Siteagers Gite Age «| BOS 
Power of city to tax. . . 25 
to 20 1538 to 156 284 

POLICE POW ER— 

Incorporation for 2 272 to 275 


PRESEN TS— 


Receiving by policemen. . 8380 
- PRINTING— 
Soliciting for taxed. . . . 778 
PRISON ERS— 
Must not be maltrented . . 828 


See Police Department. 
PRIVATE RESIDENCES— 


Not to be entered by Assis- 
tant Tax Receivers and 


Assessors without  per- 
mission . Pie) Sipe Iga) 
PRIVIES— 
Boxes under, <j) ses Gap 
How kept, ete . . 643 to 645 
Regulated in fire limits . . 672 
Filthy or i ane con- 
nected. . . ; 798 
May be requir ea ey 679 
CNGSeNBH I CATS Fs. sate oat 646 
PROCESS— 
Directed to Marshal . . . 97 
PROSECU TIONS— 


hanntation of sissies. |) 766 
PROPERTY— 
Assessed may be declined ._ 60 


253 to 257 
Sale of personal for tax .. 105 
Personal, city may hold. . 1 


PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND 
GROU N DS— 


Ordinances, penalties . .8 15 


INDEX. 


522 
SECTION. 
PLUMBING, Erc.— 
Regulation of, authorized . 245 
477 479 
See Drainage. 
PITBLIC INDECENGY <2") -709 
See Peace, Good Order, ete. 
PUBLIC MEETINGS— 
Mayor or Chief of Police to 
be notified of . epson 
PUBLIC. SCHOOLS— 
Board of Education . . 929 931 
Committees... Soa Petes f= * 
Deposits . sy ies fi 940 
Disbursements . P 939 
Election for members Of 
Board | seks £54 SOO” ORL 
Mayor member of: Board. 928 
Oath and bond of treasurer 937 
Plan of instruction . .. 984 
Powers of Board . . . 982 938 
Power to establish. . ea 
Reports of board. . . 943 944 
Taxation and appropriation 
EOE) oe) Bay daar) Uh eas ae 
‘Treasurer io syende es 936 
Vacancies». .... . 988 944 
Disturbance of. 759 
Quarantine 656 
Members increased . 929 
PUBLIC WCRKS— 
Convicts work on. ...5 16 
See Commissioner of Poblis 
‘W orks 
See County Chaingang. 
PURCHASE OF MARKET— 
Authorized . ’ 151 
See Market House Comrate 
sion. 
QUARANTIN E— 
Board of Health may es- 
tablish place of . . 655 
Board of Health may 
against infecte’ places. 657 
658 659 
QUORU M— 
Of Board of Aldermen . ES 
Of Board of Councilmen. 123 
Of Board of Health . GG, 
Of General Council. . .. 13 
Of Police Commissioners. 74 
Of Water Commissioners. 41 


SECTION. 
RATLROADS— 
Building railroads across 
streets, .iatig Gee AOOe 


Build and repair “bridges 
and crossings. 1184 1297 1324 
Closets on cars kept closed. 646 
Crossings, and duties con- 
eerning . 9. 5) ¢° 7928071292 
Discharging freig ht on 
crossings... Win ea oO 
Execution for cost of work.1298 
Flagman, act as policeraen.1282 
Flagmen, duties as to speed 


Of trains... eee . 1280 
Getting on and off trains . 1283 
1295 


Loitering around track . . 1285 

Notice to build or repair 
bridge or crossing . . . 1297 

Obstructing street crossings1290 


Penalties . . sna ie eg ae 
Railroad officials . . vot E2BL 
Special policemen . . . . 1284 
Speed of trains. . . 1280 1289 
Whistling in corporate lim- 
1685 4.2 ie 4286 
See also Street R. R. Com- 
panies .. 
. Use ofears except for travell283 
Power of Council . . . . 1287 


No two trains to move at 
same time on crossing . 1298 
Subject to municipal tax . 160 


to 163 
Subject to assessment as 
other property . . . 218 238 


Subject to build and repair 
bridges and crossings. . 241 
RAILROADS AND STREET 
RAILROA DS— 
Property. of may be as- 


sessed for paving, ete. . 218 
238 

Use of bells by street rail- 
roads regulated . . . . 1124 


Duty as “to bridges and 
crossings . . 1184 1280. 1297 
1324 
Regulations as to crossings.1280 
1292 
Subject to taxation by cities 160 
to 168 


REAL ESTATE— 
Assessment of. . . . 35 80 188 


Bound for water bonds. . 41 
May be held for tax... 86 


INDEX. 523 
SECTION. SECTION. 
Plats of sales of to be filed.1052 | RECORDS— 
Taxon... +. 25 Kept by Marshal... . . 1225 
Tax on, for floating debt.33 111 Bi tpanenite sth eennta 
When taken for water pur- BLVEORE LObC) (are ye ese a a Oa 
poses. ... . 43 194 to 208 ; 
Floating debt funded and RECONSIDERATION— 
sinking fund in lieu of tax Notice and effects of. . . 18 


Giver ts 115260126" 1938 200 
When taken for opening 


streets . . 60 258 to 256 
How assessed for taxes . . 1286 
1238 


RECEIVER— 


See Tax Collector and Re- 
ceiver and Assistant Tax 
Receivers and Assessors. 


REFUNDING CITY DEBT— 
Authority for . . 181 to 188 
REGISTERED BON DS— 


Authority asto. . . 135 to 187 
RECORDER— 
Compensation. . 90 969 
PU6Ies ee . 89 91 
Election . 89 448 
May hold other office . BPP OY 
Oath wet. YS seein 0 | 
Power as a pout) 91 293 
Removal from office... 90 
MD OpT ae 63s BLN, oe phi’. time st 
Vacancy . Dee tekst 
Must make daily ‘report . 448 
Sessions of court. . . . . 428 


RECORDER’S COU RT— 


Commit offenders against 

criminal laws of the State 292 
Forteiture of appearance 

DOMMbie a weiss a Aad 806 
Hours of holding .. = 428 
Cases, how entered . . 445 446 
Has jurisdiction of obstruc- 

tion of alleys .. . 298 791 
See Courts and Trials. 


RECORDER'S COURT CON- 
VICTs— 

Record of to be kept. . . 949 

Regulations in reference to 950 
RECEIPTS OF CITY— 

Entire of year, ee be ex- 

PERG Ape ds bien, Yst0e 150 

RENT— 


Or lease, of market author- 
ized 


Ree Rules of Mayor and 
General Council. 


REDEMPTION— 
Of property sold for tax. 169 
1224 1230 
See also Tax Sales. 
REDEMPTION BONDS. .. 3386 
346, 347, 348 to 351 


See Bonds. 


REGISTRATION TA X— 


Power to impose . 25 to 80 63 
153 to 156 284 


REGISTRATION OF BUSI- 


NESS— 

See tax ordinance. 

For license tax. . . . 951 955 

Consignments, tax on . . 954 

Mayor to countersign li- 
[rE ee aera meth? : ! V4 

Penalty .. ... 953 

Hita: for business tax, issue 
GUNG acre eae aka alice 956 

Tax defaulters.. ... 957 958 


Must register annually 50 0 ee 
REGISTRATION OF VOT- 
ERS— 


Assistant to Collector .. 962 
Books delivered to man- 


agers of election . . .. 966 
Books of, when ppen es and 
closed . . 965 
Changing residence after 
registering . . . .. 964 
Clerk shall give notice Sujet OR 
Oath to register roe array HO 
Power to provide fOre ae LOe 
Registration, necessary to 
vote... 959 


Vacancies, election to fill. 967 
Tax collector to register 
voters. . . 960 
Sworn on printed blanks . 960 
‘Oath required of voters. . 9638 


REGULAR SESSIONS— 
Of Mayor and General 


Council 1st and 3d Mon- 
days ei ie. re 2 ee 


524 INDEx. 


SECTION. 
RELIEFS— 
Of police force. . . . 2 196 
REMOVAL FROM WARD— 
Vacates office, when . . . 3808 
REPAIR OF SIDEWALK . 1022 
REPORTS— 
Of Board of Education . . 948 
Ofoiionre i) ise. ete & ie cote: 
RESOLU TIONS— 
Appropriating money... 18 
RETAIL OF LIQUORS— 
Power to regulate . . 27 29 284 
Ordinance regulating . 894 922 
RETU RNS— 
Of vendue masters. . . . 1259 
Of property for tax... )/:.180 
Penalty for failure. . . . 189 


REVOCAL OF PERMITS— 
To excavate, etc., in streets 978 
RE Wea RDS it ote a ante Spikes OBR 
See Police Department. 
RIDING AND DRIVING— 


See Streets and Alleys. . 1080 | 


Diseased horses through the 


siteets: (sa rari a Oe 
ROA DS— 
Water commissioners may 
USB——HOWy s/s Zane aba We 45 
ROLL CALL— 


Policemen must attend. . 
See Police Department. 


RU BBLE— 


Between street railroad re- 
moved, to be replaced 
with belgian block in cer- 
tain cases. . 


SABBATH DAY— 


Barber shops close on. . . 737 
Keeping open doors on. . 722 
Selling fresh meats, etc, on 738 
Selling liquor on, penalty. 903 


SALA RIES— 


Of Mayor and General 
Council, when fixed. . . 968 


—-——- 


SECTION. 
Of certain officers fixed an- 
nually . hs eee 
Of various “officers, "See the 
several heads. 


SA LE— 


Of meat from wagons. . . 776 
O! oleomargerine regulated 669 
to 671 

Of property bought at tax 
sale . . . wae der i2e2 
Real estate. . . £5 ey nals eee? 
Under execution . 1220 to 1225 
Tax sale of property 86 105 169 
1220 1225 


SANITARY DEPARTMENT— 
Appropriation for .149 302 681 


682 
Assessments, authority for 157 
682 
Extension of. bits, SSEORLE 


Lands for incorporated . . 278 


| SANITARY INSPECTORS— 


Duties, etc . . 632, 683, 681 665 

Chairman of Sanitary Com- 
mittee and Mayor are ex- 
officio members of Board 


of. Health. coe 626 
Salary increased of chief 
Inspector :2easeue Ge1 
SANITARY DEPARTMENT— 
Appropriations for . . .681 682 
SANITARY LIMITS— 
How increased. . . 684 to 689 


Tax levied on lots in ex- 
tended limits 2°77") $92 4690 
Same as fire limits. . . . 597 


SANITARY PURCHASE— 
Incorporated 2). seen 


SCHOOLS— 


Agencies for carrying on. 78 
Appropriation for . . . . 942 
Expenses of,how provided 85 79 
Jurisdiction of Mayor and 


General Council ... £78 
No special tax ‘for 0). aero 
Power to establish se. 3a 16 


See Public Schools . . 929 944 
SEA L— 


City may have and use .1 804 


CS TR Ss ee ane ee 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 


SECOND- HAND CLOTHING— 


Inspection of 631 
SECOND WARD— 
Boundaries of . 1262 
SESSIONS— 
Of Mayor and _ General 
COOMNCH 7s) 14 
SEXTON— 
Bond, oath; ete . 1004 
See City Sexton. 
SEW ERS— 
Assess cost of 62 218 219 238 
245 246 250 251 97) 986 
Authority of Mayor, ete., 
to construct 62 218 219 238 
245 246 970 
Applications to connect 
With. 2. 973 
~ Must be kept i inorder . . 974 
Private property damaged 971 
990 
Improvements, how remov- 
ed to lay, ete 5 979 
Permission to connect dis- 
cretionary . 978 987 
Penalty ; 978 
Police to enforce . 979 
Provisions continued . 987 
Putting down sewer or gas 
TOR yc . 975 983 
Record of permits to be 
ODS ieee ae rs oy GE 
Tapping and connecting 
With 2 3.) 972 
Lien and execution for cost 
PA he? ae 993 
Excavating i In streets. regu- 
lated 976 977 978 
Permits to be exhibited to | 
officers . 980 
Duty of Commissioner of 
Public Works . : 982 
System of sewers establish- 
ed ‘ . 984 985 
Assessors appointed ow ool 
Corner lots to have deduc- 
tion 992 


Notice of kind. a line of 
sewer to be published 
All sewers to be built under 


this ordinance . 995 
Repealing clause 996 
Connecting with new sew- 

ers may be required 997 


994 | 


525 


; SECTION. 
In case of abandoned cul- 


verts, etc . : Ae IS 
Connections, when made . 1000 
SHADE TREES— 
Protection of . 1041 
Owners to trim. . . 1051 
SHOOTING GALLERIES— 
Application and license . 1006 
Minors and drunken _ per- 
sons. . 1008 1009 
Restrictions . . 1007 
SHOOTING IN: CLT Y— 
Penalty 732 
SHOPS— 
Blacksmith, not in fire 
limits 599 
SHOWS— 
Power to license . 28 
SIDE W A LKS— 
Assess cost of, power to .62 212 
Engineer removes obstruc- 
tions, when . a1 G27 
How put down . 1019 
Materials, notice, ete . . 1020 


Obstructions of . . 1026 1027 
Occupants keep clean .1023 1024 


Owners to keep in repair . 1022 
Width of . . 1018 
Size of stone for . . 1020 
Painting on prohibited . . 1099 
Curbing, size of . . 1108 
Curbing, paving, etc., Vena- 

ble Bros . ery PUY: 
Boilers not to be located on 

Gramnders sea. . 1028 
Brieked full width . . 1088 


See Ponce de Leon Ave. 
Bids opened in presence of 
Mayorand General Coun- 


CL 2ae . 1085 
Curbing to be turned. at 

corners . . 1086 1037 
Signs not onorover .. . 602 
Merchants use 2 feet . 10296 

SIGNS— 

Liquors, license to retail 905 
Powder, license to seil . 928 
Small-pox, sign of, must be 

Hung out. ky: 640 
Not on sidewalks 602 


526 


SECTION, 


SIGN BOARDS— 


Over streets and sidewalks, 
mS aang BE ne, een ee 602 


SINKING FUND— 


Continued . . 115 118 121 124 
For redemption of water 


DOWOSH oe es oc s OT OU EOL 
May be used for water sup- 
ale ee a RM pee Seta 200 


Provision for paying ex- 
penses first six months . 118 


118 
Treasurer keep account with 117 
Use funds accumulated. . 116 
118 


Amount and use of . . 121 124 

To purchase and retire 
bonds generally .... 114 

Fiscal year after 1884. .. 118 


SIXTH WARD— 


Boundaries of . . 269 270 1266 


SOUTHERN BELL TELE- 
PHONE CO.— 
Defacing poles ...... 7638 
DWGONSS.%. \ tons os. veo eae Le 
Poles to be painted. . . . 10838 
SLAUGHTER HOUSES .. 647 
See Nuisance. 2 
SMALL-POX— 
Guards: of), wut AKT OD 
Sign to be hung out. . . 640 
SOU. BELL TELEPHONE CO.— 
Licenses eye e3 «oe ee 701 
SPEED— 
Of railroad trains . . 1280 1289 
Of street cars. . . . 1125 1140 


SPECIAL POLICEMEN 881 1280 
SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS— 


Power to license saleof. . 27 

29 284 285 

Traffic regulated. . . 894 922 
SPRINKLING STREETS— 


Hours of sy 1062 1062 


SQUARES— 


Power as tie (oieiias ei maa i) 


INDEX. 


: ; SECTION. 
STATE LAWS— 


Violation of <- 23 ene 

See Peace, Good Order and 
Morals, Recorder ,Park, 
Chief of Police. 


STANDING COMMITTEES 
OF THE COUNCIL— 


Mayor appoints . 26 13824 1457 
STATE CAPITOL— 


292 


Purchase of 3) eae 329 
STATION-HOUSE— 
Rules of; .° .) ease eee 861 862 


STATION-HOUSE KEEPER 860 


Duty as to convicts . . . 950 
See also Police Department. 


STATIONARY STEAM EN- 
GIN ES— 


Not allowed in fire limits 
except by permission. . 600 
See also Streets and Alleys. 


STOLEN PROPERTY— 


How disposed of . . . 878 879 
Policemen turn over to 


whom ./.° 0) “Sa 831 
SUMMIT AVENUE... . 1100 
SURETY— 

Fidelity Insurance may be, 

when ..°) "aiieqnaniaees 364 


City officers cannot be. . 366 
STREETS AND ALLEYS— 


Alleys changed to streets 1074 
Names changed . 1071 to 1098 
Accounts, how kept . . . 1016 
Accounts, how approved . 1017 
Auctioneers, not obstruct 
streets or sidewalks . . 1034 
Auction sales on streets reg- 


ulated... . . 1047 
Awnings regulated. . . . 1040 
Bartow street fics LOTE 


Boilers, location of restrict- 
ed. sek eee ‘ ; 

Assessment, must be by ordi-. 
nance and discretionary 1013 
213 235 to 238 245 
Assessment, lien of. . . . 1014 
215 235 
Assessment, collection of . 1015 
216 288 245 165 


INDEX. 527 

SECTION. SECTION. 

Box or receptacle for sweep- Police report defectin . . 877 
Te embed el 06's, eeu 0 1045 Power of city to grade, 


Animals, vicious, penalty for 
allowing to run at large 1050 
SVP PE eas s Lies sheet oy 1029 
Contracts, how let . . . . 1015 
Dangerous lots, enclosure of 1046 
Dangerous places in streets 


COOGEE ODO) 6.5, iby 250 1021 
Directory boards. . ... 1060 
Capitol avenue. ..... 1081 
Change ofnames.... . 1071 


Digging gravel out of streets 1033 
Driving on iron plates pro- 


Ls Fi | aa ane we, 1082 
Driving fast over bridges 
iterative sl faerie te LOOL 


Driving and riding. . . . 1030 
Electric wires, height of . 1054 
Must conform to height. . 1055 
POW AALY 6 Foe siete tS . 1056 
Twenty-four feet high . . 1058 
Fire department may cut . 1057 
City not liable for . . . . 1059 
Filth placed in boxes. . . 1045 
File plats of property laid 
Grades, plans, etc., by En- 
gineer . . . . . 413 414, etc 
off forisale; . 21.) s). |. 1062 
Gratings, etc, width of. . .1025 


Hauling dirt: a, Meer 1043 
Horses hot to be fastened, 
ate! es . 1041 


House numbering 1065 to 1067 
Numbers how obtained . . 1065 
Discretion of engineer . . 1067 
Owners privilege . . 1068 1069 
PONG oo. ey seat. LOGS 
Jurisdiction, manner of ob- 

casino ny uew eyo 6)" 1012 
Liquids thrown on streets . 1042 
Logan strestins 0s. 1081 
Magnolia street... .. 1082 
Marietta street widened. - 1070 
Merchants and others’ not 

to obstruct sidewalks . . 1026 


1034 
Obstructions removed by 
Engineer, when . . . . 1027 
Occupants keep sidewalks 
CIOAN a 4 . . 1028 
Owners keep sidewalks in 
repair. . 1022 


Obstructions. of 1026 1029 1290 
Owners shall trim shade 
PLOGRRR ST dee Sy tai a ea, 1051 
Milledge street... . . 1088 
Eryor stroety, 222.00. L078 


PAVOs O60 WT suhe wate ie 1010 
Power to assess cost against 

owner. . Soe ee he aa a! 4 
Plats to be filed ..... 1052 
Repair of sidewalks . . . 1022 
Riding and driving . . . 1030 
Sidewalks, width of Pees LOLS 
PTA Me ude aed is pte 1029a 


Merchants use 2 feet . . 1029) 
All limitations on power of 
Mayor and General Coun- 
cil to contract repealed 1039 
Sidewalks, how put down 1019 
Sidewalks, city put down 
Whence) sLltare Danube 
Sidewalks, materials and 
NOESY CLG) ei oes ented 1020 
Sprinkling streets, hours of 1061 
1062 
DWC Pires sur. 6 oh. «yt 1044 
Telegraph and _ telephone 
poles to be painted. . . 1053 
Vicious animals . . . . . 1050 
Whitehall street, width of 
and part changed to 
Pesrutreei ae aon ieee 
Width of streets. . . . . 1076 
Petition for paving. . . 
Assessments on railroads for 


paving, etc. . . 218 238 245 
Property assessed for may 

be declined’). * 2020), 2, C1108 
Excavating in. . ... . 1108 
Sleeping or loitering in stair- 

WAV Sa CO Rie rete 758 
Street sprinklers . . 1061 1062 


Boilers not to be located on 
or under sidewalks. . . 1028 
Vehicles prohibited from 
driving over iron plates 


at crossings... .. . 1032 
No excavations without 
N40) 1a Re BN gage e ne Sam EB 11038 


Notice to be given Chief of 
Fire Dept. of all street 
work . . sr hee ei LOO 

Poles, regulation for setting 1063 

Rubble to be replaced by 
belgian blocks. . . . 1064 


STREETS AND ALLEYS... 


Bills or fi. fas. transferable. 1109 
Bills or ji. fas., how and 


when paid. ... . at tlO 
Bills or fi. fas., 8) not li- 


able, when. . .. ree ae 


528 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
. Machinery of government 
to be used in collecting 
transferred bills, etc. . .1112 
Street railroad companies 
not to share in benefits of 
installment payments . .1112 
S.H. Venable to merge ex- 
isting contract for granite 


: SECTION. 
Obstructing platform . . . 1131 
Refusal to- pay fare . . . 1130 
Rules forcompany . . . . 1127 
Running speed .1123 1125 1140 
Tax, exempt from... . 1122 
Lien and execution against 

for cost of paving, when 213 
238 245 


Use of bells regulated . . 1124 
Paving between tracks of . 1064 
Atlanta Street Railroad . . 11383 
Enacting clause. . 23). 1186 
Reservation of right to grant 
franchise to other compa- 


paving in this contract . 1113 
Legislation to. be obtained 

to make installment pay- 

ments efficient. . . .1114 
City may put down other 

kinds of curbing or pav- 


ing 4 serach 1s Niles .. 64,4. we ee ee 
Instullments to be made New company to pro-rate 
applicable to bills of fi. CXPeNse . . +) peewee FeO 
fas. transferred... ... . 1116 Reservation applicable to 
Bond of contractors. ....1117 companies asking  addi- 
Contract—how made. . . 1118 tional. privileges . 9 4. . 1137 
Lanes and alleys mee be | Right-of-way, when... 1141 
closed, when ...; .'2.~. 289 Slacken speed in case of 
Transfer of fi. fas. for pav- frightened horses . 1142 1148 
ine weberioey he ray aw Pay for paving eleven feet 


paved before franchise . 1144 
Guard wires to be erected . 1145 
Poles to be painted. . . 1146 
Not to share in benefits of 

installment payments . . 1112 
Penalty tur Jaying track 


STREET CROSSINGS— | 
Bridges. . . . 1824 1297 1134 
Railroads obstructing . . , 1290 
Regulations as to passing 

over by trains . 1292 to 1294 


Hinemeni)4 he Savi ee > without authority . . . 1138 
STREET AND SEWER COM- canted el . apis te 
MISSION ERS aving heavy grade has 
right-of-way... . . 1141 
Abolished .. . . 229 | Abettors to receive their 
Powers of devolved _ upon pro-rata .°) Ys See ae 
Mayor and General Allowing pe to set 
Council. 229 posts .. : > ea ae 


See Gimniiasioes of. Pub: 


Crossing Broad street 
lic Works. 


bridge, terms . 29.7. J1189@ 
STREET IMRROV EMENTS— STREET DRUMMERS— 
How removed and replaced 975 Pay license tax Aue oe ce 


to 982 | eTREKT VENDORS... . 696 
STREET RAILROAD COM- SUBPCEN A 


oe i see C d Trial 432 
Charges on road oto. PTOT He mee Courls ant aa 
Conform to survevs.. . . 1119 SUMMONS— 

Crossings, must not incom- See Courtsand Trials. . . 444 
mode (7: i es Te 

Duty as to streets . . . . 1129 PEE 

Duty as to repairs . . . . 1134 Against the city. . 1 

Duty as to radius’). 7.3 4164 Against th- Mayor, Alder- 


Grade furnished... . . . 1128 menand Councilmen. . 35 
Interference with tiack . . 1132 Against negligent officials 398 
Macadamize streets . . . 1126 399 
Maintain streets. . . . . 1120 Officers may justify under 


Number:on ear’. 23770"; 1138 charter (i) 3-2 eee ee 


INDEX. 


SECTION. | 
SUPERNU MERARIES— 
See Police Department. 
SURVEYS FOR STRERT R. 
R. COMPANIES-- 
See Street Railroad Com- 
panies. 


TERRACE Leet Fs kur co OTT 
PANS 4 , 


Advalorem,amount of . . 25 38 
Business. 26 to 30 153 to 156 284 


Extraordinary .....- 88 
Floating debt, ford vyseiser 111 
For interest on water 
eS Usd was ates Geko OG 
For schools:. . . . 79 941 942 
Double tax, when . . . . 1217 
Book agents pay 159 777 
Assessors’ books . . 1203 1204 
1235 1286 
Books for consolidation . . 12387 
Selling real estate . . . . 1238 
Pawn brokers, liquor . 27 29 30 
284 
Power to impose . 25 to 80 158 
to 156 284 


Power tosell property for. 86 
Realty and personalty . 25 88 
33 111 
Sanitary. . . . . 157 681 682 
Tax defaulters. .. . 957 
‘To pay principal and inter- 
CI OD G ie iio vd le Leo 
Assessment and return of 
property, when made. . 189 
Penalty for failure to return 139 
Relief from penalty, when 139 
Collector, open and close 


books .:. . 155 page 476° 


Ae IG Gad eae nes Bats LeU 


PA ATION, 5 Apa Se OR RT. 
OERS “AN Di TAGS rS- 
TEM— 


Business tax ..26 1538 154 156 
Liquor, pawnbrokers D7G2O 280 


284 285 
POUUAL CUE Riy caste ok se a ke 
Street tax . . eGo 


Books, maps and charts. . 159 

Ad valorem, amount of . 25 38 

Extraordinary fier BO 
To provide for payment of 

bonds and interest. .48 56 

114 128 

Of railroad property 160 to 163 


529 


SEcTION. * 
Rolling stock and personal 
property non-taxed . 162 163 
Opening and closing books. 155 
Execution, for paving, sew- 
ers, etc., how enforced .. 165 
Executions for taxes and 
assessments bear  inter- 


astro when .( at's 7.2 167-168 
On real estate, how applied 33 
111 

For floating debt.. . ..83 111 
For schools. . 16 


On real and personalty . 25 38 
Powertotax . 25 26 27 29 30 

153 154 156 
Assessment and return for 385 


Penalty for failure to return 139 
Relief against penalty... 189 
Municipal tax sales, re- 


demption. . 169 
City may purchase a and be 
put in possession ... 170 171 


Ordinances for carrying out 172 
1198 1201 et seg 

Assessors for taxation abol- 
ished 0s : ho welTA 119691205 


TAX RECEIVER AND COL- 
LECTOR—T AX ASSES- 
SORS AND RECEIVERS. 

Tax Assessors and Receivers. 139 


175 179 182 1194 1195 1196 


1205 
Bond of Collector . .1191 1192 
Bond of Assessors. . . . 1197 


Books . 1204 1198 11938a 11938b 
Compensation of Collector 84 
Compensation of Assessors 


and Receivers. . . . . 1195 
Duty Ober see 1c ot 139 178 
Whole time to service of 

4 ae porns Gea als 
Election, ete. of Receiver . 1194 

1195 
Election, etc., of assistants 1194 
1195 
Failure to return . ..- . 1198 
False returns . a eee Ub 
Name of delinquents .. . 1199 


Oath of personal property, 
tax payers. . 
Oath of Receiver and eee 


SORES Ge ae F< a US «2 
Office . . ay. BES 
Opening and closing books. 1208 
Shall hear proof vers Ge L202 
Shall not enter Py ate resi- 

dences= Ys. oe tee lew 


530 

e SECTION. 
AR: digest ts to eka 81 12038 
Tax defaulters .°. 1389 


Engineer make out paving 
Buble os beet are 1209 

Paving bills, how collected1210 

Tax Collector registers vo- 


VOTH S yeit 
No distinction between. as- 
sessors 182 
Assess property and receive 
POTOTOB ctyce iy aah ee 139 
Tax Collector separate of- 
HCG 15. Bh3 139 | 
Compensation and duties of 
Collector... 84 
Tax ordinance, how passed 25 
Brokerage tax te UDO 
Itinerant traders . EBL 
Taxes beer, billiards, ete . 29 
Retail of liquors . . . .. 27 
Shows, etc . . wen sa yaa ita 
Wholesale liquors het ee it ee 
TAX ORDINANCE— 
Mavor and General Coun- 
cil may PRBS Shoes yeh ea 
When adopted ..... . 1214 
TAX COLLECTOR— 
Separate office soy den ace ae 
Duties, bond, oath, ete . 84 139 


178 1191 et seg 


TAX ASSESSORS AND RE- 
CEIV ERS— 


Offices changed to. . . . 138 
1195 et seg 

TAX RETURNS— 
Double tax ty che Wel oLy 
Failing to return . 1217 
False returns!) 79) 1213 
Ordinance each year 1214 


Ordinance rigidly enforced 1216 


Oath . 1169 1212 
Power of court ini . 1215 
Vendue Masters. .... 1216 
Defaulters’ Digest . . . . 1218 


Street tax demanded before 
Foe FOS TO WSS OGs Ln TS 
See tax ordinance. 


TAX BOOKS— 
Opening and closing of 155 1208 
TAX DIGEST. it oe es 82208 


1219 


INDEX. 


SECTION, 


TAX SALES— 


Advertisements and sales . 1222 
By municipal corporations 169 


to 172 
Corporation purchase and 
re-sell SAU ie ar 


Clerk to keep record .1228 1232 
Deed by city—quit claim . 12384 
Execution 1220 
Levy)... 1221 
Marshal keep record and 
books of . 1221 1225 1226 
Notice 12238 
Possession, renting, etc. 170 1229 


Oe By ee eee eae 


Redemption . 169 1224 1280 
Sale by city). 5 See 12382 
Sold separately «. .9. 4. 12338 


When held one year by city1281 
Purchasers receive claim 


deed 1234 


© Oe) ie ee tT Senn eae 


_ TAX—Spxcrau Provisions— 


Assessors’ books 1285 1236 1287 


Selling real estate . . . . 1238 
TAGS— 

Dogs: -.2.0 dk ag 459 460 

To be used on city teams . 1812 
TEMPORARY LOANS— 

Authority for... 34 125 
TEA MS— 


Of city, tags to be placed on 1812 
TELEPHONE CO.— 


License... .°°s 0) Jee 701 
TELEGRAPH AND TELE- 
PHONE POLES— 
Defacing, penalty . . . . 768 
To. be painted’. oo ie 1053 
THEATRICAL PERFORM- 
ANCES— 
Power to tax: “.o.> . ae 28 
See tax ordinance. 
THEATRES, OPERA 
HOUSES, HOTELS, Erc.— 
Aisles to be kept clear and 
exits. marked .4)).:. 4653 1248 
Construction of doors 1242 
Cutting off gas . . . . . 1244 


See fire escapes. 
THIRD WARD— 
Boundaries of 


INDEX. 


SECTION. 
TIE— 
Mayor votes in case of. .7 138 
261 
TICKET SCALPERS— 
Dipenser. Ss cs. pete bred sh jou 
TRAINS— 
Railroad, speed of in city 1280 
1289 


Regulation as to crossings . 1290 


TREASURER OF BOARD OF 
EDUCATION 


Bond and oath of... . . 987 


TREASU RER— 
Bond and oath of . . . 85 1239 
ERSEAOEN aa tlie wine 85 1239 
TRO Ob ss Rae ha Biotin 85 
May use Mayor’s office 708 
REV Tua tite as 85 1239 
Term. 20 


To make annual statement 37 
To keep account of sinking 
BOG iy os) 
To sign water bonds... 47 
TRUSTEE— 


City may be for cemetery 


DA Peon pike 5 tele Wate) 145 
TRIAL— 
Of impeachments .. .. 108 


Of members of police force; 
see Police Department. 
Of offenders 


oe ele tee as VON EG 


TURF— 


Not removed without per- _ 
mission of land owners. 534 


TURF EXCHANGE— 


No license to be issued . . 1246 
Penalty for pool-selling . . 1247 
Repeals former ordinance,.1245 


U.S. BUILDINGS— 
Purchase of lot for, by the 


IV ERR IOC 9) 5. a3) wove 142 

VACANCIES— 
In offices filled by Council.3 10 
19,21, 89 69 


In offices of Mayor, Alder- 
men and Councilmen, 


filled by the people... .3 12 


531 


Section. @ 
In offices of Election Com- 
missioners, filled by Coun- 
7 Date A yi al ain 2] 
In office of Board of Health 
filled by Council. . . 69 
In members Board of Edu- 
cation .. 944 
In Board Water Commis- 
sioners . . } L2u2 
Registration for election, / 
COVE Ales ee My 967 


VACCINATION— 


Power to enforce... . 802 653 
Regulation in reference to.. 651 


to 653 
VAGRANCY— 
Law against enforced. . .. 967 
VEHICLES— 
Prohibited from driving 


over iron plates at cross- 


ings. . . 1082 
Drivers shall mot lenve ie 
solicit patronage. . . . 526 
VENDUE MASTERS— 
Acting without license. . 1260 
CAOUR Tate aks Sls Pi ay 
CBSE Perera heats 4 . 1258 
UC EUBTS., «cs \ . 1259 


VETO POWER— 
Mayor may exercise, when 7 


13, 261 

Rrawiso. ae tak) i os 4 ed 
VICIOUS ANIMALS—. 

Must not run at large. . 1050 


VIVA VOCE— 


Voting by General Council 
1323, 261 267 


VOTE— 
Mayor may, when . .7 138 261 
Registration to vote. . .959 967 


Penalty for illegal voting . 24 
24 


Who enittledite 764 40s. 
VOTERS— 

Registration . . 102 959 to 967 

Residence of. . eon erin. By 

Oaths required. . .. . 963 


532 INDEX. 
SECTION. ’ SECTION. 
WAGON YARDS— ‘Water Commissioners issue 
Drunkenness, etc., in : . 1255 DO MODS es ss ee 188 
Ticouse + ore 1252 City authorized - to issue 
Regulations . . . . . 1254 | $250,000 more. .-... . 209 
Supervision of police . . 1256 | RC JB 
Violation of ordinance. . 1253 Hehe COMM Ise oe 
: 3 | cts legal, bind city . . . 41 
WAGONS AND DRAYS— Action for injuring pipes, 
Rendezvous for . . 9381 582 | ete. : 
Not congregate on portions / Apparatus—examination of 55 
ot Broad street. . . . . 527 | Bonds, issue Of <4 Sinead a 
$ | Bonds, further issue ee 
WARDS— | ihedie aay 183 
City to be laid off into . 11 269 | Compensation and "when 
aT0| fixed . ; 57 289 
First Ward 26d Contracts when in writing. 46 
Second Ward . » 1262 | Contracts for water, limit. 51 
Third Ward . . 1263 | Contracts, where deposited. 46 
Fourth Ward . . 1264 | Deticit of fund . a7 
Fifth Ward . me es Distribution of water. . 
Sixth Ward . et AIRE | Election, terms, ete.. . 89 204 
Removal vacates office, to/208 1271 
When oe PG) vad x een Estimate and appropria- 
Water Commissioners for | tLOTIE WF os bags) 
each , . . 204 to 208 | Engineer, Clerk, appoint- 
| ment of. ae ae 
WALLS— Exemption from taxa SeBe 
Deangerouie 4 O's & EL ASTR Injuries to real estate.. .. 438 
dss ; 56 
WARRANTS | Interest on bonds 


How directed 


ieee) 
~I 


WATER— 


Control of work . . 194 to 202 
Contracts for, limited... 51 


Distribution of . . SBR SI! Dit 


Injury to pipes, penalty . 52 
Income of water rent paid 

to City Treasury... 188 
Inspection of works... 57 
Interfering with founts, ete 1269 
Obstruction of plugs and 


cisterns. . . 5D | 


Penalty, police in ‘force . 
Waste of . 
Stagnant in lots and alla 467 
Use. of during fires . .578 625 


WATER BONDS— 


City and realty within, lia- 


1267 1268 |’ 


| 
| 


ble for payment .. . 41 363 _ 
Interest on, how paid. . 48 361 
Pasuerony a: \s:,":) soars oy eer) | 
Redemption and tax for. 56 185 | 
362 | 
Sinking fund for. . 56 185 191 


Wega) eae ea 
Supply enlarged . . 355 to 359 


Investment of fund 56: 185 191 

Mayor ex-officio a member 39 
Ac vanes Wr | 

Moneys collected, how dis- 


posed of... HATS 
Number of board. . 204 to 208 
Osthvol. vas, 40 

Payment for water. . .. 60° 
Promissory notes, may is- 

SUC 0s. wera hone 
Powers of, . : 42 
President of, how chosen. 40 
Purchase of property, ete... 42 
Cisorum 4.5% . Al 
Records of, how kept . ee! 
Removal. . gre 3\<) 


Right to enter houses... .. 55 
Roads, etc., use of Hae ata ae 5) 
Rules, etc., may make.. .. 655 


Vacancy . ; ar ite vie 
Number, elections, ete. Sg eee 
to 208 
| WATER CLOSETS— 

Regulations as to ..... ., 
Filthy, ete. sP0, Mea im oF 
Drainage of . . 501 to 504 506 
507 


Penalty 2: 0. ee 


INDEX. 533 
SECTION, SECTION. 
Om oars... 5 ss 5. 646 | WAVERLY PLACE . . L080 
Manto es (7: + 82 | wusr HARRIS STREET ; 1090 
May be required. .... 679 
City not liable for. .. 676 | WEST PEACHTREE ST. . 1079 
‘ ee 
ae responsible . . 673 674 WEIGHTS AND MEAS. 
aving sewer connection 
must have water. . . 678 URES— 
Notice to provide closets, Penalty sis. ¢ « 1275 
penalty for failure. . 680 | Racks in wood yards. . . 1276 
a ights mete ¥) 
WATER HYDRANTS, Erc— eiaia en eaten inne 
Interference with,punished 1269 | yy i saa eran 
Drawing water from cis- 
WATER SHED— | ROTO e Merete Wan VP sct ote Lae Lo 
T ati i 192. Power respecting. . ... 
ee | To be enclosed : .... 2.1277 
WATER PIPE— Obetraatiom often yoo ee OOD 
Penalty for injury of. . 52 | WHITEHALL STREET— 


Policemen report leaks in. 880 
WATER WORKS— 


Additional powers as to. . 204 
to 208 
Contracts'to be in writing. 46 
Exempt from taxation . 
Expenses confined to in- 

SUE OP eat wer yh shite oe hia 188 
Funds for, from other sour- 

COS Rees ens ea. 204 $0 208 
Indebtedness for, limited. 5% 
Inspection of by Council. 57 
Penalty for injuring ... 652 
Security for contracts 46 


Sinking fund may be used 


ie le . . 204 to 208 
Title, where vested 42 
Use of streets, ete . .. 45 


Written contracts .. . 46 
Bonds to enlarge . 209 355 359 


53 


Width of, part changed to 


Peachtree tts LOTS 
See Streets and Alleys. 
WIDTH OF STREETS .. . 1076 
WITNESSES— 
Attendance compelled . 99 288 
306 
WOODEN AWNINGS— 
Prohibited in fire limits. . 602 
WOOD YARDS— 
Regulated in fire limits. . 603 
WORKS— 
See Commissioner of Public 
. Works... 
Work honses.. . 15 
YEAS AND NAYS— 
How ealled'for®. .o53% 18 


ERRATA. 535 


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Sec. 754, in eighth line, for ‘‘it,’’ read ‘‘in.”’ 
Sec. 854, marginal note, for ‘'505,”’ read ‘ 305.”’ 
Sec. 1177, in first line, for ‘‘ provinces,” read ‘‘ provisions.’’ 


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